Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 49.8% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Kigali instead of France, you would:
pay 65.4% less for restaurants
France
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.77
|
$3.58
RWF4,636
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€10.01
|
$6.57
RWF8,521
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.77
|
$0.52
RWF668
|
|
pay 49.2% less for groceries
France
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
$1.05
RWF1,365
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.49
|
$2.51
RWF3,258
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.12
|
$3.00
RWF3,894
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.63
|
$1.63
RWF2,109
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.91
|
$2.26
RWF2,930
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.18
|
$1.53
RWF1,981
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.49
RWF631
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.23
|
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$0.50
RWF648
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.86
|
$0.22
RWF290
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.29
RWF377
|
|
pay 41.1% less for transportation
France
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.89
|
$4.70
RWF6,091
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€47.95
|
$20.49
RWF26,564
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€29,283.72
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,568,869
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€17.13
|
$11.60
RWF15,036
|
|
pay 43.1% less for housing
France
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.74
|
$27.64
RWF35,836
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€722.72
|
$508.02
RWF658,731
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€567.41
|
$309.23
RWF400,967
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€129.63
|
$31.53
RWF40,883
|
|
pay 31.1% less for childcare
France
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€656.51
|
$238.37
RWF309,078
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€9,138.75
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,282,018
|
|
pay 55.5% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.73
|
$1.16
RWF1,504
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.83
|
$2.22
RWF2,882
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.90
|
$1.93
RWF2,506
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€32.43
|
$30.92
RWF40,097
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€10.98
|
$3.09
RWF4,010
|
|
pay 62.9% less for clothing
France
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€85.62
|
$21.26
RWF27,566
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.68
|
$25.12
RWF32,579
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€86.72
|
$28.02
RWF36,338
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€117.45
|
$35.75
RWF46,362
|
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