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Kigali vs. Managua Cost of Living Summary

Kigali is 5.4% more expensive than Managua.

Restaurants: pay 10.6% less in Kigali
Groceries: pay 42.9% less in Kigali
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Kigali
Housing: pay 24.9% more in Kigali
Childcare: pay 32.5% more in Kigali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.6% less in Kigali
Clothing: pay 74.1% less in Kigali

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

Kigali vs. Managua Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.6% less for restaurants

	Managua	Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.91 NIO180.13	$3.45 RWF5,000	-29.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.30 NIO268.05	$6.89 RWF9,999	-5.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 NIO30.05	$0.86 RWF1,244	+4.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NIO23.85	$0.57 RWF830	-11.9%
Average			-10.6%

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pay 42.9% less for groceries

	Managua	Kigali
Bread 1 loaf	$2.41 NIO88.57	$1.05 RWF1,517	-56.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.80 NIO212.71	$2.26 RWF3,273	-61.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.68 NIO171.86	$2.64 RWF3,833	-43.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.29 NIO84.08	$1.65 RWF2,400	-27.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.87 NIO105.33	$2.10 RWF3,039	-27.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 NIO64.95	$1.15 RWF1,673	-34.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 NIO14.44	$0.37 RWF535	-6.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NIO29.96	$0.70 RWF1,018	-14.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NIO37.17	$0.48 RWF695	-52.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 NIO65.18	$0.23 RWF330	-87.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 NIO36.72	$0.39 RWF567	-60.9%
Average			-42.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Managua	Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.05 NIO185.42	$4.42 RWF6,414	-12.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.01 NIO220.45	$29.30 RWF42,498	+387.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,973.64 NIO843,003.80	$26,543.61 RWF38,497,764	+15.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.94 NIO218.09	$14.48 RWF20,999	+143.6%
Average			+133.6%

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pay 24.9% more for housing

	Managua	Kigali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.87 NIO1,353.03	$19.48 RWF28,248	-47.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$256.67 NIO9,418.23	$575.44 RWF834,601	+124.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$190.00 NIO6,971.94	$322.51 RWF467,756	+69.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.42 NIO2,767.34	$39.98 RWF57,987	-47.0%
Average			+24.9%

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pay 32.5% more for childcare

	Managua	Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$124.17 NIO4,556.22	$166.62 RWF241,653	+34.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,000.00 NIO220,166.41	$7,842.43 RWF11,374,339	+30.7%
Average			+32.5%

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pay 25.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Managua	Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 NIO49.90	$1.03 RWF1,500	-24.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 NIO84.64	$2.31 RWF3,355	+0.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.66 NIO97.58	$1.72 RWF2,500	-35.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.79 NIO1,313.28	$31.41 RWF45,553	-12.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00 NIO293.56	$3.45 RWF5,000	-56.9%
Average			-25.6%

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pay 74.1% less for clothing

	Managua	Kigali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$77.43 NIO2,841.42	$19.19 RWF27,832	-75.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.50 NIO2,660.34	$19.30 RWF27,998	-73.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$132.64 NIO4,867.30	$22.98 RWF33,331	-82.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.16 NIO3,968.84	$37.92 RWF54,997	-64.9%
Average			-74.1%

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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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