Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 3.7% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 2.7% less for restaurants
Kigali
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,636
|
$5.53
UAH218.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,521
|
$5.04
UAH199.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
$0.61
UAH23.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF668
|
$0.41
UAH16.23
|
|
pay 1.5% more for groceries
Kigali
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,365
|
$0.59
UAH23.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,258
|
$3.81
UAH150.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,894
|
$3.66
UAH144.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,109
|
$1.72
UAH67.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,930
|
$1.72
UAH67.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,981
|
$0.29
UAH11.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF631
|
$0.67
UAH26.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
$0.67
UAH26.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF648
|
$0.83
UAH32.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF290
|
$0.21
UAH8.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF377
|
$0.33
UAH13.04
|
|
pay 21.6% less for transportation
Kigali
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,091
|
$5.08
UAH200.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,564
|
$10.14
UAH400.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,568,869
|
$26,914.31
UAH1,064,306.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,036
|
$3.91
UAH154.50
|
|
pay 18.4% less for housing
Kigali
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF35,836
|
$5.56
UAH219.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF658,731
|
$280.46
UAH11,090.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF400,967
|
$189.50
UAH7,493.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF40,883
|
$59.87
UAH2,367.64
|
|
pay 29.1% less for childcare
Kigali
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF309,078
|
$240.96
UAH9,528.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,282,018
|
$4,166.24
UAH164,750.63
|
|
pay 13.3% less for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,504
|
$1.02
UAH40.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,882
|
$1.09
UAH43.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,506
|
$2.12
UAH83.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,097
|
$20.75
UAH820.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,010
|
$3.69
UAH145.81
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Kigali
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,566
|
$47.47
UAH1,877.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,579
|
$31.04
UAH1,227.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,338
|
$71.91
UAH2,843.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,362
|
$83.50
UAH3,301.76
|
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