Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 52.4% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 61.7% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.87
|
$3.58
RWF4,636
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.09
|
$6.57
RWF8,521
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.03
|
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.60
|
$0.52
RWF668
|
|
pay 43.1% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
$1.05
RWF1,365
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.97
|
$2.51
RWF3,258
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$3.00
RWF3,894
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
$1.63
RWF2,109
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€4.02
|
$2.26
RWF2,930
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$1.53
RWF1,981
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.49
RWF631
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$0.50
RWF648
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.22
RWF290
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.29
RWF377
|
|
pay 49.0% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.71
|
$4.70
RWF6,091
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€110.16
|
$20.49
RWF26,564
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,296.06
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,568,869
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.31
|
$11.60
RWF15,036
|
|
pay 65.4% less for housing
Ireland
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.67
|
$27.64
RWF35,836
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,289.90
|
$508.02
RWF658,731
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,084.41
|
$309.23
RWF400,967
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€150.86
|
$31.53
RWF40,883
|
|
pay 20.7% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,021.93
|
$238.37
RWF309,078
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,929.33
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,282,018
|
|
pay 66.4% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.58
|
$1.16
RWF1,504
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.50
|
$2.22
RWF2,882
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.29
|
$1.93
RWF2,506
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€54.12
|
$30.92
RWF40,097
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.33
|
$3.09
RWF4,010
|
|
pay 60.7% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€78.55
|
$21.26
RWF27,566
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.46
|
$25.12
RWF32,579
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€85.29
|
$28.02
RWF36,338
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€84.39
|
$35.75
RWF46,362
|
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