Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 4.9 times more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
Kigali
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RF3,507
|
$26.69
A$40.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RF9,351
|
$10.01
A$15.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RF900
|
$2.70
A$4.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RF662
|
$2.13
A$3.26
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Kigali
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RF1,286
|
$2.29
A$3.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RF3,328
|
$6.42
A$9.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RF3,612
|
$6.48
A$9.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RF2,024
|
$4.10
A$6.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RF3,181
|
$3.63
A$5.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RF2,344
|
$1.47
A$2.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RF720
|
$1.13
A$1.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RF1,272
|
$1.60
A$2.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RF610
|
$2.47
A$3.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RF281
|
$1.17
A$1.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RF338
|
$0.96
A$1.47
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Kigali
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RF6,779
|
$5.45
A$8.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RF15,195
|
$100.08
A$153.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RF28,052,691
|
$20,016.00
A$30,633.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RF12,565
|
$15.93
A$24.38
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Kigali
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RF44,271
|
$68.64
A$105.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RF651,223
|
$1,824.70
A$2,792.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RF409,426
|
$1,494.78
A$2,287.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RF53,319
|
$183.28
A$280.51
|
|
pay 10.0 times more for childcare
Kigali
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RF192,547
|
$1,686.35
A$2,580.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RF2,116,371
|
$14,216.13
A$21,757.15
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RF1,169
|
$8.01
A$12.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RF2,922
|
$3.74
A$5.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RF1,753
|
$23.35
A$35.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RF43,415
|
$64.70
A$99.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RF5,844
|
$13.34
A$20.42
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for clothing
Kigali
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RF25,569
|
$93.52
A$143.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RF38,791
|
$72.72
A$111.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RF43,540
|
$134.62
A$206.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RF60,468
|
$183.19
A$280.36
|
|
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