Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 59.6% more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 47.6% more for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$3.58
RWF4,634
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$6.57
RWF8,516
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$0.52
RWF668
|
|
pay 7.7% more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$1.05
RWF1,364
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$2.51
RWF3,256
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$3.00
RWF3,892
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$1.63
RWF2,108
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$2.26
RWF2,929
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$1.53
RWF1,980
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.49
RWF631
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$0.50
RWF648
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.22
RWF290
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.29
RWF377
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.70
RWF6,088
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.49
RWF26,551
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,032.66
RWF28,554,328
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.60
RWF15,029
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$27.64
RWF35,818
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$508.02
RWF658,396
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$309.23
RWF400,762
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$31.53
RWF40,862
|
|
pay 64.8% more for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$238.37
RWF308,921
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,275,258
|
|
pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$1.16
RWF1,503
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$2.22
RWF2,880
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$1.93
RWF2,505
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$30.92
RWF40,076
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.09
RWF4,008
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$21.26
RWF27,552
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$25.12
RWF32,562
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$28.02
RWF36,319
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$35.75
RWF46,338
|
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