Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 36.8% more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 4.5% less for restaurants
|
Khartoum
|
Kigali
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
$3.58
RWF4,636
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
$6.57
RWF8,521
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
$0.52
RWF668
|
|
pay 30.8% less for groceries
|
Khartoum
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
$1.05
RWF1,365
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
$2.51
RWF3,258
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
$3.00
RWF3,894
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
$1.63
RWF2,109
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
$2.26
RWF2,930
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
$1.53
RWF1,981
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
$0.49
RWF631
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
$0.50
RWF648
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
$0.22
RWF290
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
$0.29
RWF377
|
|
pay 6.6% less for transportation
|
Khartoum
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
$4.70
RWF6,091
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
$20.49
RWF26,564
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,032.66
RWF28,568,869
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
$11.60
RWF15,036
|
|
pay 19.7% less for housing
|
Khartoum
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
$27.64
RWF35,836
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
$508.02
RWF658,731
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
$309.23
RWF400,967
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
$31.53
RWF40,883
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
|
Khartoum
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
$238.37
RWF309,078
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,282,018
|
|
pay 14.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Khartoum
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$1.16
RWF1,504
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
$2.22
RWF2,882
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
$1.93
RWF2,506
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
$30.92
RWF40,097
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
$3.09
RWF4,010
|
|
pay 4.2% less for clothing
|
Khartoum
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
$21.26
RWF27,566
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
$25.12
RWF32,579
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
$28.02
RWF36,338
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
$35.75
RWF46,362
|
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