Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 90.3% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Kigali
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,636
|
$10.94
RON50.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,521
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
$2.09
RON9.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF668
|
$2.12
RON9.78
|
|
pay 50.3% more for groceries
Kigali
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,365
|
$1.11
RON5.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,258
|
$4.60
RON21.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,894
|
$6.63
RON30.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,109
|
$3.27
RON15.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,930
|
$3.02
RON13.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,981
|
$0.54
RON2.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF631
|
$0.77
RON3.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
$0.72
RON3.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF648
|
$0.90
RON4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF290
|
$0.46
RON2.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF377
|
$0.45
RON2.06
|
|
pay 4.6% less for transportation
Kigali
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,091
|
$5.88
RON27.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,564
|
$17.51
RON80.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,568,869
|
$26,408.94
RON122,043.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,036
|
$5.91
RON27.30
|
|
pay 62.3% more for housing
Kigali
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF35,836
|
$8.86
RON40.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF658,731
|
$568.98
RON2,629.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF400,967
|
$395.47
RON1,827.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF40,883
|
$118.98
RON549.85
|
|
pay 50.5% more for childcare
Kigali
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF309,078
|
$483.31
RON2,233.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,282,018
|
$10,056.32
RON46,473.28
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,504
|
$3.06
RON14.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,882
|
$3.15
RON14.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,506
|
$5.69
RON26.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,097
|
$50.37
RON232.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,010
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Kigali
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,566
|
$78.75
RON363.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,579
|
$40.30
RON186.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,338
|
$81.53
RON376.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,362
|
$100.55
RON464.69
|
|
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