Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 89.0% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 78.9% more for restaurants
Kigali
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,636
|
$8.00
LBP715,814
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,521
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF668
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 22.2% more for groceries
Kigali
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,365
|
$0.78
LBP70,027
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,258
|
$5.14
LBP459,642
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,894
|
$6.42
LBP574,498
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,109
|
$2.17
LBP193,775
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,930
|
$3.32
LBP296,650
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,981
|
$0.61
LBP54,284
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF631
|
$0.57
LBP51,016
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
$0.37
LBP33,458
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF648
|
$0.44
LBP39,431
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF290
|
$0.33
LBP29,357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF377
|
$0.40
LBP36,020
|
|
pay 55.9% more for transportation
Kigali
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,091
|
$3.53
LBP316,126
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,564
|
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,568,869
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,919,013
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,036
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Kigali
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF35,836
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF658,731
|
$771.88
LBP69,064,875
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF400,967
|
$369.23
LBP33,037,573
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF40,883
|
$189.49
LBP16,954,530
|
|
pay 11.6% less for childcare
Kigali
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF309,078
|
$325.00
LBP29,079,947
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,282,018
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,328,556
|
|
pay 82.4% more for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,504
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,882
|
$2.48
LBP222,113
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,506
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,097
|
$60.83
LBP5,443,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,010
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Kigali
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,566
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,086
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,579
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,338
|
$107.86
LBP9,650,708
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,362
|
$117.86
LBP10,545,475
|
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