Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 36.6% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Spain, you would:
pay 57.1% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.35
|
$3.58
RWF4,636
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.30
|
$6.57
RWF8,521
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.91
|
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$0.52
RWF668
|
|
pay 29.8% less for groceries
Spain
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
$1.05
RWF1,365
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.75
|
$2.51
RWF3,258
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$3.00
RWF3,894
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.34
|
$1.63
RWF2,109
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.02
|
$2.26
RWF2,930
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$1.53
RWF1,981
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.49
RWF631
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.50
RWF648
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.22
RWF290
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.29
RWF377
|
|
pay 31.1% less for transportation
Spain
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.06
|
$4.70
RWF6,091
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.88
|
$20.49
RWF26,564
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€31,227.44
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,568,869
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.35
|
$11.60
RWF15,036
|
|
pay 45.2% less for housing
Spain
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.37
|
$27.64
RWF35,836
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€768.57
|
$508.02
RWF658,731
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€617.24
|
$309.23
RWF400,967
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.96
|
$31.53
RWF40,883
|
|
pay 0.4% more for childcare
Spain
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€353.60
|
$238.37
RWF309,078
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,874.98
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,282,018
|
|
pay 39.8% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.56
|
$1.16
RWF1,504
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.78
|
$2.22
RWF2,882
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.17
|
$1.93
RWF2,506
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.92
|
$30.92
RWF40,097
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.85
|
$3.09
RWF4,010
|
|
pay 53.7% less for clothing
Spain
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.80
|
$21.26
RWF27,566
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€29.19
|
$25.12
RWF32,579
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.67
|
$28.02
RWF36,338
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€85.32
|
$35.75
RWF46,362
|
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