Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 58.6% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 56.8% more for restaurants
|
Kigali
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,872
|
$10.86
GEL29.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,953
|
$8.24
GEL22.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,053
|
$0.89
GEL2.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF702
|
$0.43
GEL1.17
|
|
pay 34.4% more for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,434
|
$0.70
GEL1.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,423
|
$4.01
GEL10.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF4,092
|
$7.91
GEL21.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,216
|
$2.52
GEL6.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF3,079
|
$3.03
GEL8.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF2,082
|
$0.61
GEL1.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF663
|
$0.77
GEL2.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,224
|
$0.74
GEL2.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF681
|
$0.76
GEL2.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF305
|
$0.32
GEL0.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF396
|
$0.35
GEL0.96
|
|
pay 13.1% less for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,401
|
$4.42
GEL12.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF27,913
|
$14.98
GEL40.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF30,019,500
|
$25,468.16
GEL69,273.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,800
|
$7.49
GEL20.37
|
|
pay 37.8% more for housing
|
Kigali
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF37,656
|
$19.04
GEL51.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF692,179
|
$754.68
GEL2,052.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF421,326
|
$502.72
GEL1,367.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF42,959
|
$53.92
GEL146.67
|
|
pay 21.9% less for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF324,772
|
$241.74
GEL657.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,956,434
|
$5,601.22
GEL15,235.32
|
|
pay 73.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,580
|
$1.87
GEL5.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,028
|
$3.19
GEL8.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,633
|
$3.00
GEL8.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF42,133
|
$51.67
GEL140.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,213
|
$7.49
GEL20.37
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Tbilisi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF28,966
|
$76.50
GEL208.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF34,233
|
$49.25
GEL133.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF38,183
|
$122.59
GEL333.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF48,716
|
$134.83
GEL366.74
|
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