Cost of living comparison
Doha is 2.4 times more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Doha instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 33.1% more for restaurants
Kigali
|
Doha
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,636
|
$8.24
QAR30.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,521
|
$7.69
QAR28.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
$0.90
QAR3.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF668
|
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
|
pay 58.5% more for groceries
Kigali
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,365
|
$1.55
QAR5.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,258
|
$5.39
QAR19.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,894
|
$8.01
QAR29.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,109
|
$2.68
QAR9.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,930
|
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,981
|
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF631
|
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
$0.73
QAR2.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF648
|
$0.56
QAR2.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF290
|
$0.46
QAR1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF377
|
$0.51
QAR1.87
|
|
pay 19.3% more for transportation
Kigali
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,091
|
$2.16
QAR7.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,564
|
$32.96
QAR120.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,568,869
|
$21,975.32
QAR80,120.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,036
|
$19.78
QAR72.11
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Kigali
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF35,836
|
$88.99
QAR324.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF658,731
|
$1,696.38
QAR6,184.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF400,967
|
$1,062.28
QAR3,873.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF40,883
|
$76.42
QAR278.61
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Kigali
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF309,078
|
$767.35
QAR2,797.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,282,018
|
$11,125.00
QAR40,560.86
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,504
|
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,882
|
$5.78
QAR21.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,506
|
$6.59
QAR24.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,097
|
$124.58
QAR454.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,010
|
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Kigali
|
Doha
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,566
|
$60.03
QAR218.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,579
|
$46.36
QAR169.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,338
|
$89.37
QAR325.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,362
|
$96.03
QAR350.10
|
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