Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 17.9% cheaper than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 6.5% more for restaurants
Kuwait City
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
KWD2.500
|
$3.58
RWF4,634
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
KWD2.200
|
$6.57
RWF8,516
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
KWD0.170
|
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
$0.52
RWF668
|
|
pay 16.4% less for groceries
Kuwait City
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
KWD0.290
|
$1.05
RWF1,364
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.53
KWD0.780
|
$2.51
RWF3,256
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
KWD1.810
|
$3.00
RWF3,892
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$1.63
RWF2,108
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
KWD0.840
|
$2.26
RWF2,929
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
KWD0.330
|
$1.53
RWF1,980
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KWD0.260
|
$0.49
RWF631
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
KWD0.210
|
$0.50
RWF648
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
$0.22
RWF290
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.29
RWF377
|
|
pay 37.4% more for transportation
Kuwait City
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.27
KWD0.390
|
$4.70
RWF6,088
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.19
KWD14.470
|
$20.49
RWF26,551
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,783.27
KWD6,986.060
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,554,328
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.29
KWD8.980
|
$11.60
RWF15,029
|
|
pay 32.3% less for housing
Kuwait City
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.44
KWD8.720
|
$27.64
RWF35,818
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$930.70
KWD285.380
|
$508.02
RWF658,396
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$702.87
KWD215.520
|
$309.23
RWF400,762
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.98
KWD12.870
|
$31.53
RWF40,862
|
|
pay 2.5% less for childcare
Kuwait City
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$560.24
KWD171.790
|
$238.37
RWF308,921
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,716.63
KWD2,059.530
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,275,258
|
|
pay 57.6% less for entertainment and sports
Kuwait City
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
$1.16
RWF1,503
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.60
KWD1.720
|
$2.22
RWF2,880
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.17
KWD0.970
|
$1.93
RWF2,505
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.57
KWD38.200
|
$30.92
RWF40,076
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.39
KWD3.490
|
$3.09
RWF4,008
|
|
pay 60.1% less for clothing
Kuwait City
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.57
KWD13.970
|
$21.26
RWF27,552
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.69
KWD17.380
|
$25.12
RWF32,562
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
KWD29.120
|
$28.02
RWF36,319
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.63
KWD28.100
|
$35.75
RWF46,338
|
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