Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 3.6% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 44.4% more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫54,200
|
$2.71
RWF3,491
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫140,920
|
$7.23
RWF9,309
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,312
|
$0.70
RWF896
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,366
|
$0.51
RWF659
|
|
pay 14.5% less for groceries
Hanoi
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,053
|
$0.99
RWF1,280
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫157,451
|
$2.57
RWF3,313
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫139,515
|
$2.79
RWF3,596
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,291
|
$1.56
RWF2,015
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫43,529
|
$2.46
RWF3,167
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,905
|
$1.81
RWF2,334
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,106
|
$0.56
RWF716
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫20,046
|
$0.98
RWF1,267
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,382
|
$0.47
RWF607
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,260
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,595
|
$0.26
RWF336
|
|
pay 22.2% more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫109,814
|
$5.24
RWF6,748
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫216,800
|
$11.74
RWF15,127
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,084,000,886
|
$21,680.22
RWF27,927,628
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫137,668
|
$9.71
RWF12,509
|
|
pay 79.5% more for housing
Hanoi
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫240,851
|
$34.21
RWF44,073
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,638,880
|
$503.29
RWF648,320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,265,147
|
$316.42
RWF407,601
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,467,106
|
$41.21
RWF53,081
|
|
pay 63.3% less for childcare
Hanoi
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,170,467
|
$148.81
RWF191,688
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫342,308,195
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,106,936
|
|
pay 3.3% more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,680
|
$0.90
RWF1,164
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫52,233
|
$2.26
RWF2,909
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,940
|
$1.36
RWF1,745
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫750,896
|
$33.55
RWF43,221
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫119,240
|
$4.52
RWF5,818
|
|
pay 46.1% less for clothing
Hanoi
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,121,941
|
$19.76
RWF25,455
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫896,764
|
$29.98
RWF38,618
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,402,869
|
$33.65
RWF43,346
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,372,758
|
$46.73
RWF60,199
|
|
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