Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 55.9% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 65.4% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$2.71
RWF3,514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.25
|
$7.23
RWF9,371
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.69
|
$0.70
RWF902
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.22
|
$0.51
RWF664
|
|
pay 45.3% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
$0.99
RWF1,288
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.43
|
$2.57
RWF3,335
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.74
|
$2.79
RWF3,619
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.92
|
$1.56
RWF2,028
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.57
|
$2.46
RWF3,188
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$1.81
RWF2,349
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.56
RWF721
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.24
|
$0.98
RWF1,275
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.48
|
$0.47
RWF611
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.22
RWF282
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.26
RWF338
|
|
pay 53.6% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.49
|
$5.24
RWF6,793
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€86.70
|
$11.74
RWF15,227
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,585.13
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,111,869
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.32
|
$9.71
RWF12,592
|
|
pay 58.9% less for housing
Berlin
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€39.57
|
$34.21
RWF44,364
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,250.39
|
$503.29
RWF652,597
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€926.88
|
$316.42
RWF410,290
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€253.40
|
$41.21
RWF53,431
|
|
pay 54.3% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€195.16
|
$148.81
RWF192,953
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,315.77
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,120,836
|
|
pay 57.4% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$0.90
RWF1,171
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.36
|
$2.26
RWF2,928
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
$1.36
RWF1,757
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€38.71
|
$33.55
RWF43,506
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$4.52
RWF5,857
|
|
pay 56.7% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€85.11
|
$19.76
RWF25,623
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.16
|
$29.98
RWF38,873
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€88.11
|
$33.65
RWF43,632
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€109.69
|
$46.73
RWF60,596
|
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