Kigali vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$1804
🏠 One person rent
$489
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$420
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$147
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
30
16
😀 Quality of life
48
28
🏙️ Population
1.75M
2.19M

The cost of living in Kigali is 15% more expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 6419th and 6976th ($872 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Rwanda and Togo, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Togo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kigali compared to 0.2 months in Lome. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 6866th and 8853rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Lome

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Kigali Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.05
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$4.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$219
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$1549
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$8.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$5.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$1.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$3512

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42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$671
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$583
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$553
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$447
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$533
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$411
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$688
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$689
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$543
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$688
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$779
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$691
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$688
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$750
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$828
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$690
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$541
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$689
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$784
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$795
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$613
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$531
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$697
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$635
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$810
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$573
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$770
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$771
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$603
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$524
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$549
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$577
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$624
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$591
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$860
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$946
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$513
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$532
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$494
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$618

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Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$500
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$665
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$830
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$727
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$596
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$583
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$697
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$657
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$768
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$762
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$927
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$946
253 km or 157 mi Save
$654
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$995
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$656
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$656
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$606
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$714
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$658
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$639
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$661
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$670
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$575
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$666
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$518
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$488
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$627
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$531
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$786
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1049
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1185
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1043
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$795
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1044
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$693
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1364
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$559