Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 28.6% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 59.2% more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,748
|
$3.58
RWF4,636
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,261
|
$6.57
RWF8,521
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,956
|
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,778
|
$0.52
RWF668
|
|
pay 2.5% less for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,491
|
$1.05
RWF1,365
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,160
|
$2.51
RWF3,258
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫137,049
|
$3.00
RWF3,894
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,952
|
$1.63
RWF2,109
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,622
|
$2.26
RWF2,930
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,196
|
$1.53
RWF1,981
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,198
|
$0.49
RWF631
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,144
|
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,618
|
$0.50
RWF648
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,569
|
$0.22
RWF290
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,526
|
$0.29
RWF377
|
|
pay 75.3% more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,567
|
$4.70
RWF6,091
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,795
|
$20.49
RWF26,564
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫873,316,784
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,568,869
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,060
|
$11.60
RWF15,036
|
|
pay 74.0% more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,977
|
$27.64
RWF35,836
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,745,581
|
$508.02
RWF658,731
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,359,540
|
$309.23
RWF400,967
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,795
|
$31.53
RWF40,883
|
|
pay 1.0% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,405,726
|
$238.37
RWF309,078
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,782,280
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,282,018
|
|
pay 31.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,694
|
$1.16
RWF1,504
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,807
|
$2.22
RWF2,882
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,183
|
$1.93
RWF2,506
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,254
|
$30.92
RWF40,097
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,603
|
$3.09
RWF4,010
|
|
pay 35.9% less for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,284
|
$21.26
RWF27,566
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫587,124
|
$25.12
RWF32,579
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,076,090
|
$28.02
RWF36,338
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,939
|
$35.75
RWF46,362
|
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