Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 19.0% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 10.8% more for restaurants
|
Kigali
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,491
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,309
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF896
|
$0.87
SYP2,197
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF659
|
$0.46
SYP1,146
|
|
pay 0.8% less for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,280
|
$1.27
SYP3,179
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,313
|
$1.82
SYP4,570
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,596
|
$4.06
SYP10,205
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,015
|
$1.63
SYP4,097
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,167
|
$2.72
SYP6,840
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,334
|
$0.47
SYP1,180
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF716
|
$1.07
SYP2,699
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,267
|
$0.31
SYP782
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF607
|
$0.38
SYP961
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF280
|
$0.29
SYP721
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF336
|
$0.18
SYP446
|
|
pay 24.6% more for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,748
|
$4.72
SYP11,870
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,127
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF27,927,628
|
$26,000.00
SYP65,325,780
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,509
|
$13.95
SYP35,058
|
|
pay 20.7% less for housing
|
Kigali
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,073
|
$50.67
SYP127,302
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF648,320
|
$282.72
SYP710,338
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF407,601
|
$182.54
SYP458,636
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,081
|
$22.77
SYP57,212
|
|
pay 26.5% more for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF191,688
|
$133.06
SYP334,306
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,106,936
|
$2,676.54
SYP6,724,882
|
|
pay 1.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,164
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,909
|
$1.01
SYP2,539
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,745
|
$2.50
SYP6,281
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,221
|
$14.97
SYP37,617
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,818
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
pay 91.3% more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,455
|
$36.19
SYP90,937
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,618
|
$29.50
SYP74,120
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,346
|
$116.22
SYP292,011
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,199
|
$64.64
SYP162,404
|
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