Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 3.2 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 14.3% more for restaurants
Colombo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.32
LKR992.55
|
$3.58
RWF4,636
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
LKR1,985.10
|
$6.57
RWF8,521
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LKR204.67
|
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
LKR111.66
|
$0.52
RWF668
|
|
pay 28.3% less for groceries
Colombo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
LKR183.27
|
$1.05
RWF1,365
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
LKR2,089.73
|
$2.51
RWF3,258
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.30
LKR1,882.78
|
$3.00
RWF3,894
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
LKR665.56
|
$1.63
RWF2,109
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
LKR704.32
|
$2.26
RWF2,930
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.37
LKR1,006.03
|
$1.53
RWF1,981
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR150.66
|
$0.49
RWF631
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.74
LKR819.65
|
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
LKR168.24
|
$0.50
RWF648
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR144.77
|
$0.22
RWF290
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR157.34
|
$0.29
RWF377
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Colombo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
LKR1,417.28
|
$4.70
RWF6,091
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.31
LKR1,885.85
|
$20.49
RWF26,564
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,878.30
LKR10,119,057.14
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,568,869
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.06
LKR913.15
|
$11.60
RWF15,036
|
|
pay 52.8% more for housing
Colombo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.03
LKR5,085.74
|
$27.64
RWF35,836
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.18
LKR90,555.68
|
$508.02
RWF658,731
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.51
LKR47,642.45
|
$309.23
RWF400,967
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.13
LKR10,792.74
|
$31.53
RWF40,883
|
|
pay 15.0 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.07
LKR7,489.25
|
$238.37
RWF309,078
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.02
LKR149,349.73
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,282,018
|
|
pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
LKR595.53
|
$1.16
RWF1,504
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
LKR743.00
|
$2.22
RWF2,882
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.14
LKR2,431.75
|
$1.93
RWF2,506
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.54
LKR4,342.41
|
$30.92
RWF40,097
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
LKR1,101.73
|
$3.09
RWF4,010
|
|
pay 14.3% less for clothing
Colombo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.44
LKR8,494.25
|
$21.26
RWF27,566
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.86
LKR5,930.49
|
$25.12
RWF32,579
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.29
LKR19,202.04
|
$28.02
RWF36,338
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.55
LKR10,918.06
|
$35.75
RWF46,362
|
|
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