Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 57.2% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 70.0% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,489
|
$2.71
RWF3,514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK1,991
|
$7.23
RWF9,371
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK323
|
$0.70
RWF902
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK296
|
$0.51
RWF664
|
|
pay 47.0% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
$0.99
RWF1,288
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK835
|
$2.57
RWF3,335
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK743
|
$2.79
RWF3,619
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
$1.56
RWF2,028
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK990
|
$2.46
RWF3,188
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK162
|
$1.81
RWF2,349
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK137
|
$0.56
RWF721
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK163
|
$0.98
RWF1,275
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK256
|
$0.47
RWF611
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$0.22
RWF282
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK71
|
$0.26
RWF338
|
|
pay 51.6% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,121
|
$5.24
RWF6,793
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,800
|
$11.74
RWF15,227
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,163,431
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,111,869
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,344
|
$9.71
RWF12,592
|
|
pay 56.0% less for housing
Iceland
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,708
|
$34.21
RWF44,364
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK200,539
|
$503.29
RWF652,597
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK169,628
|
$316.42
RWF410,290
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,577
|
$41.21
RWF53,431
|
|
pay 41.5% less for childcare
Iceland
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,189
|
$148.81
RWF192,953
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK383,749
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,120,836
|
|
pay 65.3% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,189
|
$0.90
RWF1,171
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK579
|
$2.26
RWF2,928
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,484
|
$1.36
RWF1,757
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,940
|
$33.55
RWF43,506
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,713
|
$4.52
RWF5,857
|
|
pay 68.7% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,476
|
$19.76
RWF25,623
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,031
|
$29.98
RWF38,873
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,087
|
$33.65
RWF43,632
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,447
|
$46.73
RWF60,596
|
|
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