Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 64.0% cheaper than Canberra.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Canberra, you would:
pay 67.0% less for restaurants
Canberra
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.69
A$40.84
|
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
A$15.32
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
A$4.14
|
$0.70
RWF898
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
A$3.26
|
$0.51
RWF661
|
|
pay 51.7% less for groceries
Canberra
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
A$3.51
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
A$9.83
|
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.48
A$9.92
|
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
A$6.28
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
A$5.55
|
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
A$2.25
|
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.73
|
$0.56
RWF718
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
A$2.44
|
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.47
A$3.78
|
$0.47
RWF609
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
A$1.79
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
A$1.47
|
$0.26
RWF337
|
|
pay 30.8% less for transportation
Canberra
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
A$8.35
|
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.08
A$153.16
|
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,016.00
A$30,632.59
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.93
A$24.38
|
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
|
pay 69.7% less for housing
Canberra
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.64
A$105.04
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,824.70
A$2,792.53
|
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,494.78
A$2,287.62
|
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.28
A$280.50
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
|
pay 89.8% less for childcare
Canberra
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,686.35
A$2,580.80
|
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,216.13
A$21,756.43
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
|
pay 67.4% less for entertainment and sports
Canberra
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.01
A$12.25
|
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
A$5.73
|
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.35
A$35.74
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.70
A$99.02
|
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.34
A$20.42
|
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
|
pay 71.8% less for clothing
Canberra
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.52
A$143.13
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.72
A$111.30
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.62
A$206.02
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.19
A$280.35
|
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
|
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