Kigali vs Lome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Lome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1633
$1768
🏠 One person rent
$323
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$540
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$545
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
28
16
😀 Quality of life
47
40
🏙️ Population
1.16M
2.19M

The cost of living in Kigali is 0.2% less expensive than in Lome. Cities ranked 6978th and 6964th ($677 vs $678) 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 0.4 months in Kigali compared to 0.8 months in Lome. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Lome ranked 1st in Togo, while ranked 6517th and 7143rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Lome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.32
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.2
$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$90.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$71.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.79%
7.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13256
$1203
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$800
$433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$6.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$8.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.92
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.2
$31.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6579
$6625

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$599
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$539
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$575
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$458
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$566
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$572
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$449
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$448
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$554
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$453
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$739
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$445
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$446
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$493
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$776
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$448
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$543
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$449
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$745
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$747
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$493
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$547
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$654
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$600
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$748
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$542
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$746
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$740
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$557
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$424
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$441
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$553
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$557
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$556
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$808
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$860
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$405
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$439
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$476
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$571

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Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$353
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$616
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$732
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$482
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$677
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$446
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$512
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$617
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$697
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$497
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$582
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$448
253 km or 157 mi Save
$676
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$826
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$616
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$617
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$416
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$459
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$262
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$407
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$620
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$250
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$310
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$314
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$243
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$315
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$272
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$351
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$874
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1114
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$892
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$354
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$916
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$325
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$507
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$327