Cost of living comparison
France is 3.2 times more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in France instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Kigali
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
$16.13
€15.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
$9.98
€9.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF898
|
$2.76
€2.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF661
|
$1.88
€1.76
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Kigali
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
$1.66
€1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
$8.33
€7.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
$4.25
€3.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
$3.47
€3.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
$5.22
€4.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF718
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF609
|
$1.51
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF280
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF337
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Kigali
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
$7.84
€7.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
$52.45
€48.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
$26,223.89
€24,495.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
$18.05
€16.86
|
|
pay 90.5% more for housing
Kigali
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
$30.93
€28.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
$760.64
€710.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
$610.71
€570.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
$135.03
€126.14
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Kigali
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
$674.24
€629.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
$11,309.03
€10,563.83
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
$6.24
€5.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
$11.11
€10.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
$37.98
€35.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
$11.22
€10.48
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Kigali
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
$85.18
€79.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
$38.90
€36.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
$90.98
€84.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
$122.71
€114.63
|
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