Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 37.0% cheaper than Georgetown.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 36.1% less for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.56
GYD1,999.95
|
$3.58
RWF4,639
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
GYD1,799.96
|
$6.57
RWF8,526
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GYD249.99
|
$0.77
RWF1,003
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
GYD140.00
|
$0.52
RWF669
|
|
pay 44.4% less for groceries
Georgetown
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
GYD352.49
|
$1.05
RWF1,366
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
GYD1,035.57
|
$2.51
RWF3,260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.96
GYD2,921.18
|
$3.00
RWF3,897
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
GYD567.49
|
$1.63
RWF2,110
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GYD548.33
|
$2.26
RWF2,932
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
GYD375.14
|
$1.53
RWF1,982
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
GYD213.15
|
$0.49
RWF631
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
GYD222.41
|
$0.90
RWF1,166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
GYD238.34
|
$0.50
RWF648
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
GYD128.45
|
$0.22
RWF290
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GYD185.01
|
$0.29
RWF377
|
|
pay 7.8% less for transportation
Georgetown
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
GYD833.19
|
$4.70
RWF6,095
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.68
GYD5,999.86
|
$20.49
RWF26,582
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,775.33
GYD3,299,923.69
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,588,154
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.16
GYD6,099.86
|
$11.60
RWF15,046
|
|
pay 30.1% less for housing
Georgetown
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.13
GYD13,624.68
|
$27.64
RWF35,861
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$805.17
GYD168,428.11
|
$508.02
RWF659,175
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.44
GYD54,061.25
|
$309.23
RWF401,237
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.98
GYD12,129.20
|
$31.53
RWF40,910
|
|
pay 61.8% less for childcare
Georgetown
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$917.10
GYD191,840.96
|
$238.37
RWF309,287
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,003.96
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,290,984
|
|
pay 34.6% less for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
GYD474.99
|
$1.16
RWF1,505
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
GYD914.26
|
$2.22
RWF2,884
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
GYD459.99
|
$1.93
RWF2,508
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.51
GYD7,428.40
|
$30.92
RWF40,124
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.21
GYD1,299.97
|
$3.09
RWF4,012
|
|
pay 44.5% less for clothing
Georgetown
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.76
GYD6,642.70
|
$21.26
RWF27,585
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.11
|
$25.12
RWF32,601
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.15
GYD12,999.70
|
$28.02
RWF36,362
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.94
GYD13,166.36
|
$35.75
RWF46,393
|
|
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