Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 20.6% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Kigali instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 36.7% less for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Kigali
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.68
|
$3.58
RWF4,846
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
SVC65.76
|
$6.57
RWF8,906
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SVC9.24
|
$0.77
RWF1,048
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.99
|
$0.52
RWF698
|
|
pay 35.9% less for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.24
|
$1.05
RWF1,427
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC28.08
|
$2.51
RWF3,405
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
SVC65.06
|
$3.00
RWF4,070
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.70
|
$1.63
RWF2,204
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC23.06
|
$2.26
RWF3,063
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.28
|
$1.53
RWF2,071
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.27
|
$0.49
RWF659
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.32
|
$0.90
RWF1,218
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.08
|
$0.50
RWF677
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.17
|
$0.22
RWF303
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.07
|
$0.29
RWF394
|
|
pay 12.3% less for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.55
|
$4.70
RWF6,367
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC219.21
|
$20.49
RWF27,765
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,982.01
|
$22,032.66
RWF29,860,552
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC254.28
|
$11.60
RWF15,716
|
|
pay 46.4% less for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC369.52
|
$27.64
RWF37,457
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.86
SVC7,390.43
|
$508.02
RWF688,514
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$635.71
SVC5,574.14
|
$309.23
RWF419,095
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.66
SVC689.68
|
$31.53
RWF42,731
|
|
pay 83.7% more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,452.25
|
$238.37
RWF323,053
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,208.96
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,882,537
|
|
pay 31.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.54
|
$1.16
RWF1,572
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
SVC26.62
|
$2.22
RWF3,012
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.07
|
$1.93
RWF2,619
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.88
SVC261.95
|
$30.92
RWF41,910
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.84
|
$3.09
RWF4,191
|
|
pay 65.3% less for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC607.52
|
$21.26
RWF28,813
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC481.00
|
$25.12
RWF34,052
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC870.57
|
$28.02
RWF37,981
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC915.66
|
$35.75
RWF48,458
|
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