Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 46.7% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 61.6% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.27
UYU552.56
|
$3.58
RWF4,639
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.38
UYU401.86
|
$6.57
RWF8,526
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
UYU86.80
|
$0.77
RWF1,003
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
UYU65.21
|
$0.52
RWF669
|
|
pay 42.3% less for groceries
Montevideo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
UYU113.25
|
$1.05
RWF1,366
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.16
UYU238.69
|
$2.51
RWF3,260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
UYU169.80
|
$3.00
RWF3,897
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.58
UYU177.41
|
$1.63
RWF2,110
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
UYU174.70
|
$2.26
RWF2,932
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
UYU41.96
|
$1.53
RWF1,982
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU45.53
|
$0.49
RWF631
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU28.35
|
$0.90
RWF1,166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
UYU52.77
|
$0.50
RWF648
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU33.13
|
$0.22
RWF290
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
UYU31.64
|
$0.29
RWF377
|
|
pay 47.2% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.50
UYU290.61
|
$4.70
RWF6,095
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.69
UYU1,808.37
|
$20.49
RWF26,582
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,469.18
UYU1,606,046.70
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,588,154
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.44
UYU869.02
|
$11.60
RWF15,046
|
|
pay 39.4% less for housing
Montevideo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.70
UYU1,692.58
|
$27.64
RWF35,861
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.68
UYU23,650.89
|
$508.02
RWF659,175
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$460.50
UYU17,834.42
|
$309.23
RWF401,237
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.30
UYU4,232.96
|
$31.53
RWF40,910
|
|
pay 10.0% less for childcare
Montevideo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$391.27
UYU15,153.44
|
$238.37
RWF309,287
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,590.90
UYU332,714.37
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,290,984
|
|
pay 59.2% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
UYU130.60
|
$1.16
RWF1,505
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
UYU161.98
|
$2.22
RWF2,884
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.19
UYU200.93
|
$1.93
RWF2,508
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.70
UYU2,389.39
|
$30.92
RWF40,124
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.64
UYU411.91
|
$3.09
RWF4,012
|
|
pay 67.0% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.17
UYU3,918.13
|
$21.26
RWF27,585
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.13
UYU1,709.27
|
$25.12
RWF32,601
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.51
UYU4,473.56
|
$28.02
RWF36,362
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.30
UYU4,620.40
|
$35.75
RWF46,393
|
|
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