Kigali vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$771
$1611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$2274
🏠 One person rent
$419
$1321
🏘️ Family rent
$803
$1431
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.3
$52.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$84.4
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
28
42
😀 Quality of life
45
11
🏙️ Population
1.16M
908K

The cost of living in Kigali is 52% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 6562nd and 3008th ($771 vs $1611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Owerri. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Owerri ranked 19th in Nigeria, while ranked 6577th and 9183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.63
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$12.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$1502
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1132
$2146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$1199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$16.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$25.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.17%
16.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17658
$552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$945
$1007
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$0.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$2.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$0.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$1.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.58
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31
$7.94
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.56
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$1.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$13
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.1
$32.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9282
$1390

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$648
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$496
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$648
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$759
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$651
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$648
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$719
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$803
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$648
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$573
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$647
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$768
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$785
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$625
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$558
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$698
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$646
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$801
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$562
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$747
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$746
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$602
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$490
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$522
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$585
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$605
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$594
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$843
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$910
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$483
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$500
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$495
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Distance City Cost of living
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$883
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$621
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$805
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$972
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$679
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$462
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$881
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$384
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$558
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$651
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$741
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$634
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$764
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$601
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$655
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1265
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$553
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$779
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$695
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$555
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$1502
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$776
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$1113
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$677
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$535
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$1030
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$743
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$670
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$1121
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$709
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$747
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$820
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$371
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$900
577 km or 358 mi Save
$613
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$900
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$590
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$759
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$526