Kigali vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$771
$972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$2129
🏠 One person rent
$419
$590
🏘️ Family rent
$803
$1043
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.3
$82.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$103
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
28
36
😀 Quality of life
45
12
🏙️ Population
1.16M
1.48M

The cost of living in Kigali is 21% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 6562nd and 5680th ($771 vs $972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Rwanda and Nigeria, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kigali compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 6577th and 9148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Onitsha

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Kigali Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.63
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1132
$1843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.17%
16.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17658
$642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$945
$1019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$4.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.58
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$0.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31
$99.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.56
$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$8.22
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$1.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.1
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9282
$1617

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$801
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$562
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$747
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$746
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$602
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$490
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$522
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$585
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$605
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$594
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$843
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Distance City Cost of living
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$805
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$1611
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$462
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$883
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$558
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$621
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$881
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$679
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$651
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$634
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$384
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$666
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$779
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$695
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$1502
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$764
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$776
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$741
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$601
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$535
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$655
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$677
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$553
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1113
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$743
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$1030
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$1265
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$555
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$670
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$820
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$709
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$371
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$613
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$590
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$526
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$759
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$1121
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$747
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$755
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$647