Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 63.6% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Praia, you would:
pay 20.5% less for restaurants
Praia
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.41
CVE448.31
|
$3.58
RWF4,639
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.15
CVE523.03
|
$6.57
RWF8,526
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
CVE142.60
|
$0.77
RWF1,003
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
CVE96.40
|
$0.52
RWF669
|
|
pay 28.6% less for groceries
Praia
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
CVE124.67
|
$1.05
RWF1,366
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
CVE549.34
|
$2.51
RWF3,260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
CVE365.81
|
$3.00
RWF3,897
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
CVE241.76
|
$1.63
RWF2,110
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
CVE173.98
|
$2.26
RWF2,932
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE135.57
|
$1.53
RWF1,982
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.42
|
$0.49
RWF631
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.90
RWF1,166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.42
|
$0.50
RWF648
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CVE54.23
|
$0.22
RWF290
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
CVE72.30
|
$0.29
RWF377
|
|
pay 11.1% less for transportation
Praia
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
CVE579.79
|
$4.70
RWF6,095
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,092.13
|
$20.49
RWF26,582
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,689,879.05
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,588,154
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
CVE1,295.13
|
$11.60
RWF15,046
|
|
pay 32.0% more for housing
Praia
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.53
CVE5,944.30
|
$27.64
RWF35,861
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.25
CVE24,906.29
|
$508.02
RWF659,175
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.46
CVE14,061.73
|
$309.23
RWF401,237
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.28
CVE6,324.48
|
$31.53
RWF40,910
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
CVE7,690.81
|
$238.37
RWF309,287
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,059.46
CVE107,595.16
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,290,984
|
|
pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
CVE229.42
|
$1.16
RWF1,505
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
CVE150.09
|
$2.22
RWF2,884
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.41
CVE448.31
|
$1.93
RWF2,508
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.79
CVE2,822.71
|
$30.92
RWF40,124
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE597.75
|
$3.09
RWF4,012
|
|
pay 49.5% less for clothing
Praia
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$21.26
RWF27,585
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,988.75
|
$25.12
RWF32,601
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,970.01
|
$28.02
RWF36,362
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.72
CVE11,955.02
|
$35.75
RWF46,393
|
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