Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 41.8% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 72.6% more for restaurants
|
Kigali
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,846
|
$8.50
ARS8,368.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,906
|
$6.00
ARS5,907.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,048
|
$1.33
ARS1,314.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF698
|
$0.97
ARS957.96
|
|
pay 34.3% more for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,427
|
$2.02
ARS1,991.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,405
|
$4.64
ARS4,568.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF4,070
|
$4.08
ARS4,014.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,204
|
$2.08
ARS2,049.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF3,063
|
$2.06
ARS2,031.13
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF2,071
|
$0.83
ARS813.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF659
|
$0.81
ARS793.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,218
|
$0.57
ARS561.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF677
|
$0.75
ARS741.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF303
|
$0.39
ARS383.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF394
|
$0.40
ARS394.07
|
|
pay 31.4% less for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,367
|
$3.45
ARS3,398.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF27,765
|
$9.00
ARS8,861.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF29,860,552
|
$20,000.00
ARS19,691,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,716
|
$7.66
ARS7,541.84
|
|
pay 0.9% less for housing
|
Kigali
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF37,457
|
$20.18
ARS19,864.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF688,514
|
$491.75
ARS484,164.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF419,095
|
$356.25
ARS350,754.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF42,731
|
$35.17
ARS34,631.11
|
|
pay 28.4% less for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF323,053
|
$219.88
ARS216,483.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,882,537
|
$5,225.19
ARS5,144,590.81
|
|
pay 8.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,572
|
$1.50
ARS1,476.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,012
|
$2.28
ARS2,243.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,619
|
$2.00
ARS1,969.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF41,910
|
$21.45
ARS21,122.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,191
|
$4.27
ARS4,202.94
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF28,813
|
$81.61
ARS80,347.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF34,052
|
$65.79
ARS64,775.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF37,981
|
$116.21
ARS114,413.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF48,458
|
$104.11
ARS102,505.45
|
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