Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 49.9% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 24.8% less for restaurants
Kigali
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
$1.96
₫49,745
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF898
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF661
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 42.6% more for groceries
Kigali
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
$6.92
₫175,439
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
$5.46
₫138,373
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
$1.78
₫45,153
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
$1.40
₫35,423
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF718
|
$0.52
₫13,190
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
$0.78
₫19,697
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF609
|
$0.49
₫12,527
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF280
|
$0.55
₫14,052
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF337
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 1.6% less for transportation
Kigali
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
$4.05
₫102,671
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
$8.00
₫202,681
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
$5.93
₫150,416
|
|
pay 31.7% less for housing
Kigali
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Kigali
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
|
pay 11.8% less for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
$1.86
₫47,187
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
$24.96
₫632,702
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
$3.86
₫97,816
|
|
pay 90.8% more for clothing
Kigali
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Vietnam or Kigali. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.