Cost of living comparison
Germany is 3.0 times more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Germany instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Kigali
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RF3,465
|
$12.84
€11.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RF9,241
|
$9.44
€8.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RF889
|
$2.65
€2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RF655
|
$2.37
€2.19
|
|
pay 76.4% more for groceries
Kigali
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RF1,271
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RF3,289
|
$6.74
€6.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RF3,570
|
$4.22
€3.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RF2,000
|
$2.93
€2.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RF3,144
|
$3.90
€3.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RF2,317
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RF711
|
$0.80
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RF1,258
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RF603
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RF278
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RF334
|
$0.52
€0.48
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Kigali
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RF6,699
|
$8.31
€7.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RF15,017
|
$73.47
€67.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RF27,723,596
|
$27,050.12
€24,911.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RF12,418
|
$21.90
€20.17
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Kigali
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RF43,751
|
$37.93
€34.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RF643,583
|
$759.74
€699.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RF404,623
|
$577.93
€532.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RF52,693
|
$202.18
€186.20
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Kigali
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RF190,288
|
$325.78
€300.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RF2,091,543
|
$11,890.74
€10,950.78
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RF1,155
|
$4.05
€3.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RF2,888
|
$3.27
€3.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RF1,733
|
$8.03
€7.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RF42,906
|
$34.77
€32.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RF5,776
|
$12.08
€11.12
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Kigali
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RF25,269
|
$80.79
€74.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RF38,336
|
$39.60
€36.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RF43,029
|
$88.39
€81.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RF59,759
|
$113.48
€104.51
|
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