Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 24.3% cheaper than Honiara.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 57.7% less for restaurants
Honiara
|
Kigali
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
SBD45.99
|
$2.71
RWF3,514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
SBD127.74
|
$7.23
RWF9,371
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
SBD20.44
|
$0.70
RWF902
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
$0.51
RWF664
|
|
pay 54.3% less for groceries
Honiara
|
Kigali
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
$0.99
RWF1,288
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
SBD73.07
|
$2.57
RWF3,335
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
SBD85.11
|
$2.79
RWF3,619
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.86
|
$1.56
RWF2,028
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
SBD36.16
|
$2.46
RWF3,188
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
SBD16.84
|
$1.81
RWF2,349
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
$0.56
RWF721
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
SBD23.18
|
$0.98
RWF1,275
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
$0.47
RWF611
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
SBD17.15
|
$0.22
RWF282
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
$0.26
RWF338
|
|
pay 14.2% more for transportation
Honiara
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SBD38.89
|
$5.24
RWF6,793
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.74
RWF15,227
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,680.22
RWF28,111,869
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.71
RWF12,592
|
|
pay 55.3% less for housing
Honiara
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,087,781.27
|
$34.21
RWF44,364
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
SBD4,939.40
|
$503.29
RWF652,597
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
SBD5,620.70
|
$316.42
RWF410,290
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$41.21
RWF53,431
|
|
pay 15.7% less for childcare
Honiara
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$148.81
RWF192,953
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
SBD30,658.36
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,120,836
|
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pay 45.2% less for entertainment and sports
Honiara
|
Kigali
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
SBD38.32
|
$0.90
RWF1,171
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
SBD34.06
|
$2.26
RWF2,928
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
SBD32.70
|
$1.36
RWF1,757
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
SBD510.97
|
$33.55
RWF43,506
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
SBD35.77
|
$4.52
RWF5,857
|
|
pay 44.1% more for clothing
Honiara
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
SBD178.84
|
$19.76
RWF25,623
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
SBD61.32
|
$29.98
RWF38,873
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
SBD970.85
|
$33.65
RWF43,632
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$46.73
RWF60,596
|
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