Cost of living comparison
Peru is 30.8% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Peru instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 5.3% less for restaurants
Kigali
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,491
|
$2.98
PEN11.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,309
|
$5.00
PEN18.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF896
|
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF659
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
pay 5.8% more for groceries
Kigali
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,280
|
$1.30
PEN4.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,313
|
$2.56
PEN9.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,596
|
$4.32
PEN16.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,015
|
$2.03
PEN7.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,167
|
$2.13
PEN7.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,334
|
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF716
|
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,267
|
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF607
|
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF280
|
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF336
|
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
|
pay 14.8% more for transportation
Kigali
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,748
|
$5.30
PEN19.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,127
|
$16.55
PEN61.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF27,927,628
|
$20,417.59
PEN76,007.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,509
|
$11.94
PEN44.43
|
|
pay 24.6% less for housing
Kigali
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,073
|
$29.53
PEN109.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF648,320
|
$277.70
PEN1,033.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF407,601
|
$204.62
PEN761.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,081
|
$39.33
PEN146.41
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Kigali
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF191,688
|
$162.20
PEN603.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,106,936
|
$4,852.04
PEN18,062.46
|
|
pay 70.0% more for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,164
|
$1.83
PEN6.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,909
|
$2.60
PEN9.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,745
|
$4.57
PEN17.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,221
|
$31.17
PEN116.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,818
|
$4.59
PEN17.07
|
|
pay 52.2% more for clothing
Kigali
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,455
|
$40.11
PEN149.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,618
|
$22.91
PEN85.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,346
|
$67.62
PEN251.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,199
|
$59.99
PEN223.32
|
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