Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 27.6% cheaper than Bangkok.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 23.7% more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Kigali
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
THB109.34
|
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
THB218.68
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
THB21.10
|
$0.70
RWF898
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
THB11.94
|
$0.51
RWF661
|
|
pay 23.9% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
THB68.92
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
THB321.06
|
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB244.21
|
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
THB74.71
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
THB53.94
|
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
THB50.40
|
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.48
|
$0.56
RWF718
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
THB33.40
|
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB27.16
|
$0.47
RWF609
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB26.98
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.21
|
$0.26
RWF337
|
|
pay 30.9% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
THB165.19
|
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
THB1,421.42
|
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
THB2,186,800.14
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
THB392.53
|
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
|
pay 15.5% more for housing
Bangkok
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
THB582.81
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
THB24,414.47
|
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
THB11,625.42
|
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
THB2,254.18
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
|
pay 80.8% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
THB20,832.54
|
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
THB499,793.17
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
|
pay 43.5% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
THB87.47
|
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
THB85.26
|
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
THB164.01
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
THB2,100.04
|
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
THB295.22
|
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
|
pay 53.2% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
THB2,216.57
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
THB1,500.79
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
THB3,607.23
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
THB3,776.74
|
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
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