Kigali vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$771
$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$1837
🏠 One person rent
$419
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$803
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.3
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$349
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
28
25
😀 Quality of life
45
24
🏙️ Population
1.16M
2.44M

The cost of living in Kigali is 3% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6562nd and 6685th ($771 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Rwanda and Cameroon, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kigali compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 6577th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Yaounde

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Kigali Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.63
$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1132
$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.17%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17658
$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$945
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.58
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.56
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.1
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9282
$1631

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KigaliYaounde

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$648
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
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170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$648
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$719
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$803
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$648
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$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
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$490
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$522
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$585
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$605
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$594
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$843
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$910
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$483
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$500
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$495
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$638

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1265
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$555
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$764
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$601
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$655
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$553
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1121
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$741
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$384
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$527
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$668
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$482
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$621
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$883
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$679
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1611
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$462
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$805
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$972
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$625
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$556
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$900
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$881
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$900
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$558
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1502
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$820
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$665
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$759
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$522
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$651
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$513
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$634
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$533
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
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$486
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$743
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$850
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$371
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$779