Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 10.2% cheaper than Port Louis.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 11.3% less for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.96
MUR274.28
|
$3.58
RWF4,639
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.31
MUR244.36
|
$6.57
RWF8,526
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
MUR45.74
|
$0.77
RWF1,003
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.43
|
$0.52
RWF669
|
|
pay 21.2% less for groceries
Port Louis
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.17
|
$1.05
RWF1,366
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
MUR269.29
|
$2.51
RWF3,260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.66
MUR260.51
|
$3.00
RWF3,897
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
MUR93.09
|
$1.63
RWF2,110
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.98
MUR137.23
|
$2.26
RWF2,932
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR37.78
|
$1.53
RWF1,982
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.36
|
$0.49
RWF631
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
MUR42.41
|
$0.90
RWF1,166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
MUR65.03
|
$0.50
RWF648
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MUR26.58
|
$0.22
RWF290
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
MUR29.97
|
$0.29
RWF377
|
|
pay 26.5% less for transportation
Port Louis
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
MUR271.69
|
$4.70
RWF6,095
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.67
MUR997.38
|
$20.49
RWF26,582
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,669.56
MUR1,595,815.04
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,588,154
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.59
MUR947.52
|
$11.60
RWF15,046
|
|
pay 8.7% less for housing
Port Louis
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
MUR1,668.00
|
$27.64
RWF35,861
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.26
MUR21,277.53
|
$508.02
RWF659,175
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$375.59
MUR17,288.00
|
$309.23
RWF401,237
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.64
MUR1,502.53
|
$31.53
RWF40,910
|
|
pay 85.0% more for childcare
Port Louis
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.74
MUR10,206.57
|
$238.37
RWF309,287
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,900.32
MUR179,529.19
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,290,984
|
|
pay 31.6% less for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
MUR109.71
|
$1.16
RWF1,505
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
MUR105.93
|
$2.22
RWF2,884
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
MUR299.22
|
$1.93
RWF2,508
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.17
MUR1,296.60
|
$30.92
RWF40,124
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
MUR249.35
|
$3.09
RWF4,012
|
|
pay 57.4% less for clothing
Port Louis
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.50
MUR2,692.94
|
$21.26
RWF27,585
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.49
MUR2,047.96
|
$25.12
RWF32,601
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.73
MUR4,222.26
|
$28.02
RWF36,362
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.84
MUR3,490.85
|
$35.75
RWF46,393
|
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