Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 56.6% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Australia, you would:
pay 62.1% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.43
|
$2.71
RF3,507
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$13.75
|
$7.23
RF9,351
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.75
|
$0.70
RF900
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.14
|
$0.51
RF662
|
|
pay 45.0% less for groceries
Australia
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.06
|
$0.99
RF1,286
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.48
|
$2.57
RF3,328
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.65
|
$2.79
RF3,612
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.38
|
$1.56
RF2,024
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.44
|
$2.46
RF3,181
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.20
|
$1.81
RF2,344
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.72
|
$0.56
RF720
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$2.01
|
$0.98
RF1,272
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.21
|
$0.47
RF610
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.58
|
$0.22
RF281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.27
|
$0.26
RF338
|
|
pay 29.5% less for transportation
Australia
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.57
|
$5.24
RF6,779
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$125.38
|
$11.74
RF15,195
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$33,791.85
|
$21,680.22
RF28,052,691
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.38
|
$9.71
RF12,565
|
|
pay 56.0% less for housing
Australia
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$85.44
|
$34.21
RF44,271
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,712.87
|
$503.29
RF651,223
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,360.57
|
$316.42
RF409,426
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$184.47
|
$41.21
RF53,319
|
|
pay 87.5% less for childcare
Australia
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,102.05
|
$148.81
RF192,547
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,535.97
|
$1,635.61
RF2,116,371
|
|
pay 60.3% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.75
|
$0.90
RF1,169
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$5.05
|
$2.26
RF2,922
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$37.54
|
$1.36
RF1,753
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$71.49
|
$33.55
RF43,415
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$18.75
|
$4.52
RF5,844
|
|
pay 55.9% less for clothing
Australia
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$109.38
|
$19.76
RF25,569
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$64.00
|
$29.98
RF38,791
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$155.66
|
$33.65
RF43,540
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$163.08
|
$46.73
RF60,468
|
|
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