Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 59.2% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 60.7% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Kigali
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.22
|
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
$0.70
RWF898
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
$0.51
RWF661
|
|
pay 47.0% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.20
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.21
|
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.31
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.14
|
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$0.56
RWF718
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
$0.47
RWF609
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
$0.26
RWF337
|
|
pay 31.9% less for transportation
Ottawa
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.23
|
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$126.62
|
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,736.18
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.74
|
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
|
pay 61.3% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$84.93
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,783.33
|
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,561.75
|
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$169.19
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
|
pay 89.2% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,543.64
|
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,114.53
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
|
pay 64.1% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.57
|
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$78.68
|
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.14
|
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
|
pay 59.9% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$83.76
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.54
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$131.20
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$193.08
|
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
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