Cost of living comparison
Baku is 34.4% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Baku instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 10.0% more for restaurants
Kigali
|
Baku
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,514
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,371
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF902
|
$0.56
AZN0.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF664
|
$0.31
AZN0.53
|
|
pay 0.9% more for groceries
Kigali
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,288
|
$0.44
AZN0.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,335
|
$2.40
AZN4.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,619
|
$5.06
AZN8.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,028
|
$1.49
AZN2.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,188
|
$2.02
AZN3.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,349
|
$0.48
AZN0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF721
|
$0.72
AZN1.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,275
|
$0.68
AZN1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF611
|
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF282
|
$0.34
AZN0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF338
|
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
|
pay 17.9% less for transportation
Kigali
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,793
|
$2.40
AZN4.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,227
|
$15.22
AZN25.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF28,111,869
|
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,592
|
$5.65
AZN9.60
|
|
pay 31.2% less for housing
Kigali
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,364
|
$15.40
AZN26.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF652,597
|
$344.95
AZN586.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF410,290
|
$206.98
AZN351.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,431
|
$39.58
AZN67.29
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Kigali
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF192,953
|
$201.02
AZN341.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,120,836
|
$5,449.15
AZN9,263.56
|
|
pay 41.3% more for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,171
|
$1.35
AZN2.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,928
|
$3.01
AZN5.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,757
|
$2.94
AZN5.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,506
|
$34.19
AZN58.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,857
|
$4.71
AZN8.00
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Kigali
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,623
|
$44.85
AZN76.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,873
|
$42.45
AZN72.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,632
|
$102.17
AZN173.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,596
|
$66.07
AZN112.31
|
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