Cost of living comparison
Kathmandu is 12.9% cheaper than Kigali.
If you lived in Kathmandu instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 36.2% less for restaurants
Kigali
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,854
|
$1.87
NPR251.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,921
|
$6.74
NPR904.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,050
|
$0.50
NPR67.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF700
|
$0.18
NPR24.21
|
|
pay 9.8% less for groceries
Kigali
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,429
|
$0.56
NPR75.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,411
|
$4.47
NPR600.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF4,077
|
$3.24
NPR434.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,208
|
$1.56
NPR209.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF3,068
|
$1.43
NPR192.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF2,074
|
$1.13
NPR152.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF661
|
$0.47
NPR63.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,220
|
$0.57
NPR76.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF678
|
$0.33
NPR43.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF304
|
$0.22
NPR29.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF395
|
$0.28
NPR37.73
|
|
pay 0.2% less for transportation
Kigali
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,378
|
$4.97
NPR667.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF27,812
|
$8.98
NPR1,205.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF29,911,512
|
$33,681.15
NPR4,521,597.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,743
|
$11.23
NPR1,507.20
|
|
pay 47.1% less for housing
Kigali
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF37,521
|
$10.72
NPR1,439.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF689,689
|
$205.38
NPR27,571.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF419,811
|
$120.20
NPR16,137.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF42,804
|
$29.53
NPR3,964.82
|
|
pay 65.3% less for childcare
Kigali
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF323,604
|
$92.91
NPR12,473.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,906,229
|
$3,100.81
NPR416,274.74
|
|
pay 28.7% more for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,574
|
$2.62
NPR351.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,017
|
$1.66
NPR223.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,624
|
$2.99
NPR401.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF41,981
|
$24.50
NPR3,288.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,198
|
$3.37
NPR452.16
|
|
pay 39.5% more for clothing
Kigali
|
Kathmandu
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF28,862
|
$25.39
NPR3,407.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF34,110
|
$35.76
NPR4,800.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF38,045
|
$52.04
NPR6,985.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF48,541
|
$39.52
NPR5,306.11
|
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