Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 36.0% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 26.5% more for restaurants
Kigali
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,634
|
$5.23
COP19,897.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,516
|
$7.84
COP29,845.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
$0.88
COP3,332.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF668
|
$0.66
COP2,497.61
|
|
pay 31.6% more for groceries
Kigali
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,364
|
$1.45
COP5,527.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,256
|
$2.33
COP8,878.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,892
|
$5.25
COP20,000.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,108
|
$2.41
COP9,176.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,929
|
$2.51
COP9,545.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,980
|
$1.20
COP4,572.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF631
|
$0.56
COP2,144.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
$0.60
COP2,293.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF648
|
$0.66
COP2,508.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF290
|
$0.48
COP1,840.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF377
|
$0.51
COP1,926.07
|
|
pay 18.1% more for transportation
Kigali
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,088
|
$3.81
COP14,515.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,551
|
$39.20
COP149,228.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,554,328
|
$16,985.30
COP64,665,884.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,029
|
$14.23
COP54,180.06
|
|
pay 37.8% more for housing
Kigali
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF35,818
|
$27.89
COP106,192.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF658,396
|
$462.40
COP1,760,443.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF400,762
|
$318.00
COP1,210,698.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF40,862
|
$80.89
COP307,965.76
|
|
pay 14.8% less for childcare
Kigali
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF308,921
|
$232.36
COP884,621.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,275,258
|
$7,463.73
COP28,415,681.75
|
|
pay 8.3% more for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,503
|
$1.18
COP4,476.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,880
|
$1.63
COP6,206.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,505
|
$2.35
COP8,953.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,076
|
$23.52
COP89,550.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,008
|
$5.23
COP19,897.20
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Kigali
|
Bogota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,552
|
$56.58
COP215,414.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,562
|
$44.12
COP167,965.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,319
|
$89.61
COP341,150.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,338
|
$77.11
COP293,557.80
|
|
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