Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 20.1% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 25.2% less for restaurants
Freetown
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.58
RWF4,636
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$6.57
RWF8,521
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.52
RWF668
|
|
pay 30.7% less for groceries
Freetown
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.05
RWF1,365
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.51
RWF3,258
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$3.00
RWF3,894
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.63
RWF2,109
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.26
RWF2,930
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.53
RWF1,981
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.49
RWF631
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.50
RWF648
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.22
RWF290
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.29
RWF377
|
|
pay 29.6% more for transportation
Freetown
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.70
RWF6,091
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.49
RWF26,564
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,568,869
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$11.60
RWF15,036
|
|
pay 79.2% more for housing
Freetown
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$27.64
RWF35,836
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$508.02
RWF658,731
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$309.23
RWF400,967
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$31.53
RWF40,883
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Freetown
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$238.37
RWF309,078
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,243.25
RWF13,282,018
|
pay 17.2% less for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.16
RWF1,504
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.22
RWF2,882
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$1.93
RWF2,506
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$30.92
RWF40,097
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.09
RWF4,010
|
|
pay 84.6% more for clothing
Freetown
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$21.26
RWF27,566
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$25.12
RWF32,579
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$28.02
RWF36,338
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$35.75
RWF46,362
|
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