Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 26.7% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Russia, you would:
pay 6.7% more for restaurants
Russia
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB632.34
|
$3.58
RWF4,636
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB388.14
|
$6.57
RWF8,521
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB77.73
|
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.53
|
$0.52
RWF668
|
|
pay 28.0% more for groceries
Russia
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB44.93
|
$1.05
RWF1,365
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB362.68
|
$2.51
RWF3,258
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB295.85
|
$3.00
RWF3,894
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB112.03
|
$1.63
RWF2,109
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB158.99
|
$2.26
RWF2,930
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.88
|
$1.53
RWF1,981
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.58
|
$0.49
RWF631
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB68.95
|
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB83.25
|
$0.50
RWF648
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB20.31
|
$0.22
RWF290
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB20.17
|
$0.29
RWF377
|
|
pay 64.6% more for transportation
Russia
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB203.93
|
$4.70
RWF6,091
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,758.83
|
$20.49
RWF26,564
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,663,271.11
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,568,869
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB407.93
|
$11.60
RWF15,036
|
|
pay 97.5% more for housing
Russia
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB577.73
|
$27.64
RWF35,836
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB29,258.48
|
$508.02
RWF658,731
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB20,070.76
|
$309.23
RWF400,967
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,283.63
|
$31.53
RWF40,883
|
|
pay 48.2% more for childcare
Russia
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB19,562.64
|
$238.37
RWF309,078
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB513,149.99
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,282,018
|
|
pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB138.20
|
$1.16
RWF1,504
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB158.42
|
$2.22
RWF2,882
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB202.31
|
$1.93
RWF2,506
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,675.81
|
$30.92
RWF40,097
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB385.60
|
$3.09
RWF4,010
|
|
pay 53.4% less for clothing
Russia
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,354.29
|
$21.26
RWF27,566
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,379.45
|
$25.12
RWF32,579
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB7,205.49
|
$28.02
RWF36,338
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,272.13
|
$35.75
RWF46,362
|
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