Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 58.4% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 65.8% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Kigali
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.41
|
$0.70
RWF898
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.37
|
$0.51
RWF661
|
|
pay 40.4% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.05
|
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.38
|
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.63
|
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.56
RWF718
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$0.47
RWF609
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.26
RWF337
|
|
pay 47.2% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.20
|
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.32
|
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.26
|
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
|
pay 57.3% less for housing
Brussels
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€52.09
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€974.44
|
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€816.14
|
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€153.43
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
|
pay 88.8% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€882.58
|
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,861.08
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
|
pay 55.0% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Kigali
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.47
|
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€31.92
|
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
|
pay 54.0% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€83.35
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.44
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€91.49
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€123.34
|
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
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