Cost of Living in Kigali, Rwanda

This page summarises typical cost of living in Kigali, Rwanda, expressed in RWF. A single person can expect to budget around 749,000 RWF per month before rent-driven variation, with an affordability score of 80/100 (higher means more affordable). On that scale Kigali is relatively affordable relative to other cities in the dataset. These are deterministic planning estimates derived from a country cost baseline adjusted for the city's affordability and size — they are not live market prices, not a ranking, and should be verified against current local sources before relocation or travel decisions.

Currency: RWF. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16.

Kigali has an affordability score of 80/100, which places it in the relatively affordable range relative to other indexed cities. Because every city profile uses the same scale, this score is the most reliable cross-city comparison — local-currency totals above are not directly comparable between countries.

In Kigali a single-person monthly budget is around 749,000 RWF and a one-bedroom rent around 398,000 RWF. Use the affordability score (80/100) to compare across countries, since amounts are shown in each city's local currency.

• Cost of living in Nairobi — affordability 80/100
• Cost of living in Cape Town — affordability 76/100
• Cost of living in Lagos — affordability 78/100