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Kigali vs. Luanda Cost of Living Summary

Kigali is 31.1% cheaper than Luanda.

Restaurants: pay 36.5% less in Kigali
Groceries: pay 38.8% less in Kigali
Transportation: pay 82.9% more in Kigali
Housing: pay 37.6% less in Kigali
Childcare: pay 70.2% less in Kigali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.8% less in Kigali
Clothing: pay 83.7% less in Kigali

Expenses including clothing, childcare, groceries, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kigali. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Kigali.

Kigali vs. Luanda Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kigali instead of Luanda, you would:

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pay 36.5% less for restaurants

	Luanda	Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.87 AOA5,383.91	$3.45 RWF5,020	-41.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AOA7,176.16	$6.89 RWF10,039	-11.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 AOA1,504.07	$0.86 RWF1,249	-47.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AOA955.10	$0.57 RWF833	-45.1%
Average			-36.5%

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pay 38.8% less for groceries

	Luanda	Kigali
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 AOA1,078.93	$1.05 RWF1,523	-11.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.25 AOA5,727.89	$2.26 RWF3,286	-63.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.36 AOA6,753.31	$2.64 RWF3,848	-64.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 AOA1,983.03	$1.65 RWF2,409	-23.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 AOA2,487.18	$2.10 RWF3,051	-22.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 AOA1,077.66	$1.15 RWF1,679	-1.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 AOA451.42	$0.37 RWF537	-25.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 AOA1,267.97	$0.70 RWF1,022	-49.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 AOA863.33	$0.48 RWF698	-49.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 AOA742.98	$0.23 RWF331	-71.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 AOA648.28	$0.39 RWF569	-44.7%
Average			-38.8%

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pay 82.9% more for transportation

	Luanda	Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.33 AOA1,216.47	$4.42 RWF6,439	+233.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.17 AOA30,420.34	$29.30 RWF42,667	-11.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,880.09 AOA18,230,046.59	$26,543.61 RWF38,650,929	+33.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.20 AOA7,520.10	$14.48 RWF21,082	+76.5%
Average			+82.9%

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pay 37.6% less for housing

	Luanda	Kigali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.73 AOA121,712.51	$19.48 RWF28,361	-85.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$660.08 AOA605,292.72	$575.44 RWF837,921	-12.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.54 AOA317,778.84	$322.51 RWF469,617	-6.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.50 AOA67,398.42	$39.98 RWF58,218	-45.6%
Average			-37.6%

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pay 70.2% less for childcare

	Luanda	Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$823.65 AOA755,284.97	$166.62 RWF242,614	-79.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,879.89 AOA18,229,860.92	$7,842.43 RWF11,419,593	-60.6%
Average			-70.2%

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pay 33.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Luanda	Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.55 AOA1,421.04	$1.03 RWF1,506	-33.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.59 AOA3,291.06	$2.31 RWF3,368	-35.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 AOA2,184.70	$1.72 RWF2,510	-27.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.19 AOA57,031.58	$31.41 RWF45,734	-49.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.49 AOA4,113.98	$3.45 RWF5,020	-23.2%
Average			-33.8%

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pay 83.7% less for clothing

	Luanda	Kigali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$136.93 AOA125,566.70	$19.19 RWF27,942	-86.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$79.01 AOA72,450.15	$19.30 RWF28,110	-75.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$183.14 AOA167,936.46	$22.98 RWF33,464	-87.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$263.13 AOA241,288.51	$37.92 RWF55,216	-85.6%
Average			-83.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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