Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 35.5% cheaper than Budapest.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 50.8% less for restaurants
Budapest
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.29
HUF4,021.62
|
$3.58
RWF4,634
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
HUF3,016.22
|
$6.57
RWF8,516
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
HUF588.80
|
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
HUF449.40
|
$0.52
RWF668
|
|
pay 24.4% less for groceries
Budapest
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
HUF565.64
|
$1.05
RWF1,364
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
HUF1,723.88
|
$2.51
RWF3,256
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HUF1,471.42
|
$3.00
RWF3,892
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
HUF896.10
|
$1.63
RWF2,108
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
HUF920.65
|
$2.26
RWF2,929
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF258.66
|
$1.53
RWF1,980
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
HUF302.84
|
$0.49
RWF631
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF320.82
|
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
HUF502.47
|
$0.50
RWF648
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
HUF202.93
|
$0.22
RWF290
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF221.92
|
$0.29
RWF377
|
|
pay 23.5% less for transportation
Budapest
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
HUF2,400.72
|
$4.70
RWF6,088
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
HUF9,551.35
|
$20.49
RWF26,551
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,054.17
HUF11,059,462.84
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,554,328
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.04
HUF4,644.97
|
$11.60
RWF15,029
|
|
pay 19.8% less for housing
Budapest
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.90
HUF6,373.57
|
$27.64
RWF35,818
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$643.77
HUF229,269.25
|
$508.02
RWF658,396
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$500.61
HUF178,283.80
|
$309.23
RWF400,762
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.00
HUF43,805.37
|
$31.53
RWF40,862
|
|
pay 25.0% less for childcare
Budapest
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$438.86
HUF156,294.89
|
$238.37
RWF308,921
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,690.89
HUF3,807,395.53
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,275,258
|
|
pay 46.8% less for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
HUF1,005.41
|
$1.16
RWF1,503
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
HUF839.27
|
$2.22
RWF2,880
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
HUF2,211.89
|
$1.93
RWF2,505
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.95
HUF18,501.62
|
$30.92
RWF40,076
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.76
HUF2,764.87
|
$3.09
RWF4,008
|
|
pay 58.5% less for clothing
Budapest
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
HUF28,496.94
|
$21.26
RWF27,552
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.09
HUF12,141.95
|
$25.12
RWF32,562
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.91
HUF33,086.99
|
$28.02
RWF36,319
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.47
HUF35,780.63
|
$35.75
RWF46,338
|
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