Cost of living comparison
Greece is 2.3 times more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Greece instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Kigali
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RF3,487
|
$12.71
€11.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RF9,298
|
$8.10
€7.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RF895
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RF659
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 60.9% more for groceries
Kigali
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RF1,278
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RF3,309
|
$4.97
€4.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RF3,592
|
$5.63
€5.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RF2,012
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RF3,163
|
$3.64
€3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RF2,331
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RF715
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RF1,265
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RF606
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RF279
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RF336
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
pay 86.8% more for transportation
Kigali
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RF6,740
|
$8.80
€8.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RF15,110
|
$40.24
€37.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RF27,894,469
|
$22,158.38
€20,781.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RF12,494
|
$13.03
€12.22
|
|
pay 79.5% more for housing
Kigali
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RF44,021
|
$34.83
€32.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RF647,550
|
$429.23
€402.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RF407,117
|
$358.56
€336.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RF53,018
|
$172.07
€161.37
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Kigali
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RF191,461
|
$341.10
€319.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RF2,104,434
|
$6,725.16
€6,307.30
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RF1,162
|
$4.08
€3.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RF2,906
|
$3.33
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RF1,743
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RF43,170
|
$45.22
€42.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RF5,811
|
$8.85
€8.30
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Kigali
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RF25,425
|
$76.36
€71.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RF38,572
|
$36.41
€34.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RF43,295
|
$77.82
€72.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RF60,127
|
$99.20
€93.04
|
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