Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 50.4% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Kigali
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,854
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,921
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,050
|
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF700
|
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
|
pay 90.7% more for groceries
Kigali
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,429
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,411
|
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF4,077
|
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,208
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF3,068
|
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF2,074
|
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF661
|
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,220
|
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF678
|
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF304
|
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF395
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
pay 29.9% more for transportation
Kigali
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,378
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF27,812
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF29,911,512
|
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,743
|
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
|
pay 6.4% less for housing
Kigali
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF37,521
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF689,689
|
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF419,811
|
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF42,804
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
|
pay 57.0% less for childcare
Kigali
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF323,604
|
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,906,229
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 55.9% more for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,574
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,017
|
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,624
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF41,981
|
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,198
|
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Kigali
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF28,862
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF34,110
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF38,045
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF48,541
|
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
|
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