Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 61.5% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Paris, you would:
pay 69.5% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.30
|
$2.71
RWF3,514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
$7.23
RWF9,371
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$0.70
RWF902
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.50
|
$0.51
RWF664
|
|
pay 54.0% less for groceries
Paris
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.12
|
$0.99
RWF1,288
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€8.99
|
$2.57
RWF3,335
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.41
|
$2.79
RWF3,619
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.44
|
$1.56
RWF2,028
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€5.94
|
$2.46
RWF3,188
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.52
|
$1.81
RWF2,349
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$0.56
RWF721
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$0.98
RWF1,275
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.73
|
$0.47
RWF611
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.22
RWF282
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$0.26
RWF338
|
|
pay 47.4% less for transportation
Paris
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.60
|
$5.24
RWF6,793
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€85.68
|
$11.74
RWF15,227
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,440.32
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,111,869
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.31
|
$9.71
RWF12,592
|
|
pay 51.3% less for housing
Paris
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.24
|
$34.21
RWF44,364
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,334.41
|
$503.29
RWF652,597
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€962.89
|
$316.42
RWF410,290
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€157.41
|
$41.21
RWF53,431
|
|
pay 86.5% less for childcare
Paris
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€770.11
|
$148.81
RWF192,953
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,757.38
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,120,836
|
|
pay 60.6% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.13
|
$0.90
RWF1,171
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$2.26
RWF2,928
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.71
|
$1.36
RWF1,757
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.43
|
$33.55
RWF43,506
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$4.52
RWF5,857
|
|
pay 61.2% less for clothing
Paris
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€102.48
|
$19.76
RWF25,623
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€38.96
|
$29.98
RWF38,873
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€93.78
|
$33.65
RWF43,632
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€132.88
|
$46.73
RWF60,596
|
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