Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 48.1% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 62.7% more for restaurants
Kigali
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,514
|
$7.00
ARS6,171.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,371
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF902
|
$1.03
ARS907.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF664
|
$0.90
ARS791.10
|
|
pay 2.5% more for groceries
Kigali
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,288
|
$1.34
ARS1,183.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,335
|
$3.51
ARS3,098.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,619
|
$3.15
ARS2,780.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,028
|
$1.46
ARS1,285.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,188
|
$1.76
ARS1,555.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,349
|
$0.66
ARS581.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF721
|
$0.57
ARS499.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,275
|
$0.31
ARS273.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF611
|
$0.67
ARS592.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF282
|
$0.30
ARS262.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF338
|
$0.33
ARS294.83
|
|
pay 27.1% less for transportation
Kigali
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,793
|
$3.52
ARS3,100.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,227
|
$6.80
ARS5,995.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF28,111,869
|
$25,000.00
ARS22,042,259.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,592
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
|
pay 27.0% less for housing
Kigali
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,364
|
$23.47
ARS20,695.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF652,597
|
$313.32
ARS276,251.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF410,290
|
$225.62
ARS198,922.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,431
|
$36.96
ARS32,586.22
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Kigali
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF192,953
|
$187.40
ARS165,228.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,120,836
|
$5,653.81
ARS4,984,908.59
|
|
pay 24.3% more for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,171
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,928
|
$1.72
ARS1,514.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,757
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,506
|
$22.07
ARS19,459.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,857
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Kigali
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,623
|
$67.11
ARS59,166.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,873
|
$57.53
ARS50,726.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,632
|
$107.00
ARS94,343.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,596
|
$98.70
ARS87,024.37
|
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