Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 62.9% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 9.5% less for restaurants
Kigali
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,514
|
$3.41
MYR16.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,371
|
$4.09
MYR19.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF902
|
$0.68
MYR3.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF664
|
$0.42
MYR2.00
|
|
pay 41.0% more for groceries
Kigali
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,288
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,335
|
$5.36
MYR25.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,619
|
$6.60
MYR31.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,028
|
$1.83
MYR8.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,188
|
$1.85
MYR8.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,349
|
$1.24
MYR5.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF721
|
$0.67
MYR3.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,275
|
$1.25
MYR5.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF611
|
$0.66
MYR3.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF282
|
$0.46
MYR2.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF338
|
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
|
pay 0.9% more for transportation
Kigali
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,793
|
$1.79
MYR8.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,227
|
$11.36
MYR53.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF28,111,869
|
$36,338.86
MYR172,209.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,592
|
$10.22
MYR48.43
|
|
pay 8.6% less for housing
Kigali
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,364
|
$26.82
MYR127.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF652,597
|
$485.21
MYR2,299.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF410,290
|
$292.86
MYR1,387.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,431
|
$40.43
MYR191.58
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Kigali
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF192,953
|
$252.56
MYR1,196.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,120,836
|
$7,785.60
MYR36,895.96
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,171
|
$3.86
MYR18.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,928
|
$2.84
MYR13.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,757
|
$4.09
MYR19.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,506
|
$43.83
MYR207.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,857
|
$4.54
MYR21.53
|
|
pay 76.3% more for clothing
Kigali
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,623
|
$48.44
MYR229.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,873
|
$30.56
MYR144.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,632
|
$67.98
MYR322.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,596
|
$72.95
MYR345.71
|
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