Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 2.7 times more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Kigali
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RF3,465
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RF9,241
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RF889
|
$2.53
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RF655
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
|
pay 77.6% more for groceries
Kigali
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RF1,271
|
$1.25
€1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RF3,289
|
$5.92
€5.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RF3,570
|
$3.90
€3.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RF2,000
|
$2.69
€2.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RF3,144
|
$3.74
€3.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RF2,317
|
$1.08
€0.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RF711
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RF1,258
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RF603
|
$1.03
€0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RF278
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RF334
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Kigali
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RF6,699
|
$7.44
€6.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RF15,017
|
$59.37
€54.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RF27,723,596
|
$27,693.49
€25,504.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RF12,418
|
$13.63
€12.56
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Kigali
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RF43,751
|
$34.19
€31.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RF643,583
|
$1,094.67
€1,008.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RF404,623
|
$816.29
€751.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RF52,693
|
$125.07
€115.18
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Kigali
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RF190,288
|
$529.47
€487.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RF2,091,543
|
$9,499.24
€8,748.33
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RF1,155
|
$3.30
€3.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RF2,888
|
$2.17
€2.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RF1,733
|
$5.61
€5.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RF42,906
|
$41.71
€38.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RF5,776
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Kigali
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RF25,269
|
$67.45
€62.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RF38,336
|
$35.01
€32.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RF43,029
|
$76.87
€70.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RF59,759
|
$94.21
€86.76
|
|
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