Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 0.8% cheaper than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
|
Buenos Aires
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
ARS7,677.62
|
$3.58
RWF4,680
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ARS5,419.50
|
$6.57
RWF8,602
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ARS1,205.49
|
$0.77
RWF1,012
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
ARS878.83
|
$0.52
RWF675
|
|
pay 12.1% less for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.02
ARS1,827.18
|
$1.05
RWF1,378
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
ARS4,190.79
|
$2.51
RWF3,289
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
ARS3,682.96
|
$3.00
RWF3,931
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
ARS1,880.26
|
$1.63
RWF2,129
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.06
ARS1,863.36
|
$2.26
RWF2,958
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
ARS746.14
|
$1.53
RWF2,000
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
ARS728.22
|
$0.49
RWF637
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS515.34
|
$0.90
RWF1,176
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ARS679.96
|
$0.50
RWF654
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ARS351.96
|
$0.22
RWF293
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ARS361.52
|
$0.29
RWF381
|
|
pay 56.3% more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
ARS3,117.88
|
$4.70
RWF6,149
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.00
ARS8,129.25
|
$20.49
RWF26,817
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
ARS18,065,000.00
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,840,580
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.66
ARS6,918.90
|
$11.60
RWF15,179
|
|
pay 4.2% more for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.18
ARS18,224.04
|
$27.64
RWF36,177
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.75
ARS444,173.19
|
$508.02
RWF664,996
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$356.25
ARS321,782.81
|
$309.23
RWF404,780
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.17
ARS31,770.61
|
$31.53
RWF41,272
|
|
pay 52.2% more for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.88
ARS198,602.09
|
$238.37
RWF312,018
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.19
ARS4,719,652.28
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,408,340
|
|
pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ARS1,354.88
|
$1.16
RWF1,518
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
ARS2,058.54
|
$2.22
RWF2,909
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,806.50
|
$1.93
RWF2,530
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.45
ARS19,378.25
|
$30.92
RWF40,478
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
ARS3,855.78
|
$3.09
RWF4,048
|
|
pay 69.3% less for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
ARS73,710.62
|
$21.26
RWF27,829
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.79
ARS59,425.54
|
$25.12
RWF32,888
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.21
ARS104,962.60
|
$28.02
RWF36,683
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.11
ARS94,038.59
|
$35.75
RWF46,803
|
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