Cost of living comparison
compared to
Kigali vs. Malabo Cost of Living Summary
Kigali is 16.8% more expensive than Malabo.
Kigali vs. Malabo Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Kigali instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 44.0% less for restaurants
|
Malabo
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.54
FCFA4,999
|
$2.71
RWF3,995
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.54
FCFA4,999
|
$6.77
RWF9,988
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
FCFA500
|
$0.78
RWF1,152
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
FCFA250
|
$0.56
RWF824
|
|
Malabo vs. Kigali - Cost of restaurants
pay 44.4% less for groceries
|
Malabo
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.05
RWF1,544
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
FCFA1,973
|
$2.11
RWF3,107
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.34
FCFA6,056
|
$3.16
RWF4,663
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
FCFA2,200
|
$1.63
RWF2,406
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
FCFA1,588
|
$2.08
RWF3,071
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
FCFA635
|
$1.09
RWF1,614
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA454
|
$0.35
RWF521
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.69
RWF1,017
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
RWF705
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.23
RWF332
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.34
RWF498
|
|
Malabo vs. Kigali - Cost of groceries
pay 13.6% less for transportation
|
Malabo
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.00
RWF10,318
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.40
FCFA15,461
|
$25.40
RWF37,453
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,056.06
FCFA19M
|
$26,080.15
RWF38M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.97
RWF27,965
|
|
Malabo vs. Kigali - Cost of transportation
pay 84.8% more for housing
|
Malabo
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$21.00
RWF30,961
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$666.07
RWF982K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.95
FCFA131K
|
$413.79
RWF610K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$64.32
RWF94,832
|
|
Malabo vs. Kigali - Cost of housing
pay 27.9 times more for childcare
|
Malabo
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$112.90
RWF166K
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$341.40
FCFA200K
|
$9,510.48
RWF14M
|
|
Malabo vs. Kigali - Cost of childcare
pay 39.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malabo
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.71
FCFA1,000
|
$1.02
RWF1,498
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
FCFA2,749
|
$2.42
RWF3,569
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.52
FCFA2,648
|
$2.03
RWF2,996
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.14
FCFA19,996
|
$26.72
RWF39,395
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
FCFA3,156
|
$3.39
RWF4,994
|
|
Malabo vs. Kigali - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Malabo
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$17.39
RWF25,635
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$15.58
RWF22,971
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$22.24
RWF32,792
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$33.87
RWF49,938
|
Malabo vs. Kigali - Cost of clothing
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