Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 36.2% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 54.2% more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
IQD6,976
|
$3.58
RWF4,634
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
IQD8,970
|
$6.57
RWF8,516
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD544
|
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD249
|
$0.52
RWF668
|
|
pay 32.2% more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
IQD1,118
|
$1.05
RWF1,364
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.39
IQD3,110
|
$2.51
RWF3,256
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
IQD6,330
|
$3.00
RWF3,892
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,377
|
$1.63
RWF2,108
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
IQD2,593
|
$2.26
RWF2,929
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD600
|
$1.53
RWF1,980
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD666
|
$0.49
RWF631
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD609
|
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD384
|
$0.50
RWF648
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD395
|
$0.22
RWF290
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD383
|
$0.29
RWF377
|
|
pay 36.2% more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.73
IQD2,249
|
$4.70
RWF6,088
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.94
IQD29,899
|
$20.49
RWF26,551
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,355.59
IQD23,919,282
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,554,328
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.29
IQD23,840
|
$11.60
RWF15,029
|
|
pay 27.0% less for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
IQD53,190
|
$27.64
RWF35,818
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$562.97
IQD733,613
|
$508.02
RWF658,396
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.49
IQD379,844
|
$309.23
RWF400,762
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.11
IQD147,391
|
$31.53
RWF40,862
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.70
IQD187,253
|
$238.37
RWF308,921
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,253.45
IQD2,936,483
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,275,258
|
|
pay 26.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
IQD2,798
|
$1.16
RWF1,503
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
IQD3,450
|
$2.22
RWF2,880
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
IQD2,865
|
$1.93
RWF2,505
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.02
IQD40,425
|
$30.92
RWF40,076
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.65
IQD9,966
|
$3.09
RWF4,008
|
|
pay 25.7% less for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.44
IQD38,365
|
$21.26
RWF27,552
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.82
IQD40,162
|
$25.12
RWF32,562
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.25
IQD60,263
|
$28.02
RWF36,319
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.06
IQD56,111
|
$35.75
RWF46,338
|
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