Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 5.0% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 22.9% less for restaurants
|
Kigali
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,649
|
$3.20
TND9.920
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,544
|
$4.80
TND14.880
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,005
|
$0.60
TND1.850
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF670
|
$0.35
TND1.100
|
|
pay 7.5% more for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,369
|
$0.14
TND0.420
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,267
|
$5.12
TND15.890
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,905
|
$1.74
TND5.390
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,114
|
$1.61
TND4.980
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,938
|
$2.61
TND8.110
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,987
|
$0.85
TND2.630
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF633
|
$1.51
TND4.680
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,168
|
$0.45
TND1.400
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF650
|
$0.34
TND1.040
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF291
|
$0.28
TND0.870
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF378
|
$0.25
TND0.780
|
|
pay 21.0% less for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,108
|
$3.05
TND9.470
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,638
|
$10.72
TND33.240
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,647,879
|
$38,384.65
TND119,059.580
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,078
|
$2.85
TND8.830
|
|
pay 19.0% less for housing
|
Kigali
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF35,936
|
$23.34
TND72.380
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF660,553
|
$243.54
TND755.400
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF402,076
|
$170.39
TND528.500
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF40,996
|
$43.08
TND133.630
|
|
pay 66.2% less for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF309,933
|
$93.99
TND291.540
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,318,751
|
$2,893.78
TND8,975.770
|
|
pay 18.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,508
|
$1.60
TND4.960
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,890
|
$0.84
TND2.600
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,513
|
$3.20
TND9.920
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,208
|
$30.01
TND93.080
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,021
|
$4.80
TND14.880
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,643
|
$43.24
TND134.120
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,669
|
$53.70
TND166.570
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,438
|
$89.56
TND277.810
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,490
|
$76.96
TND238.700
|
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