Cost of living comparison
Belgrade is 92.0% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Belgrade instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Kigali
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,636
|
$10.22
RSD1,112
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,521
|
$9.29
RSD1,011
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
$2.36
RSD257
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF668
|
$1.60
RSD174
|
|
pay 49.5% more for groceries
Kigali
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,365
|
$0.81
RSD89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,258
|
$5.04
RSD548
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,894
|
$5.13
RSD558
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,109
|
$2.75
RSD299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,930
|
$3.27
RSD356
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,981
|
$0.52
RSD56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF631
|
$0.76
RSD82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
$0.80
RSD87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF648
|
$1.04
RSD113
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF290
|
$0.52
RSD57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF377
|
$0.47
RSD51
|
|
pay 14.7% more for transportation
Kigali
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,091
|
$6.86
RSD746
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,564
|
$20.45
RSD2,224
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,568,869
|
$28,545.65
RSD3,104,311
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,036
|
$9.65
RSD1,049
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Kigali
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF35,836
|
$26.07
RSD2,835
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF658,731
|
$819.25
RSD89,093
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF400,967
|
$492.43
RSD53,551
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF40,883
|
$132.43
RSD14,402
|
|
pay 5.3% more for childcare
Kigali
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF309,078
|
$331.95
RSD36,100
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,282,018
|
$7,304.25
RSD794,330
|
|
pay 78.8% more for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,504
|
$2.79
RSD303
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,882
|
$2.42
RSD264
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,506
|
$3.90
RSD424
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,097
|
$36.23
RSD3,939
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,010
|
$6.97
RSD758
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Kigali
|
Belgrade
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,566
|
$92.82
RSD10,094
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,579
|
$39.07
RSD4,249
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,338
|
$102.47
RSD11,143
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,362
|
$124.50
RSD13,539
|
|
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