Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 3.5 times more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Kigali
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
$16.63
€15.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
$9.41
€8.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF898
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF661
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 88.6% more for groceries
Kigali
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
$4.31
€4.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
$4.75
€4.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
$3.87
€3.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF718
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF609
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF280
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF337
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Kigali
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
$7.64
€7.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
$113.76
€106.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
$32,407.58
€30,272.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
$17.14
€16.01
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Kigali
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
$52.84
€49.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
$1,291.60
€1,206.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
$1,147.51
€1,071.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
$156.48
€146.17
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Kigali
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
$893.73
€834.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
$8,678.25
€8,106.41
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
$5.53
€5.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
$3.60
€3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
$15.83
€14.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
$59.94
€55.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
$11.50
€10.74
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Kigali
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
$76.22
€71.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
$37.26
€34.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
$85.01
€79.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
$90.50
€84.54
|
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