Cost of living comparison
Peru is 30.8% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Peru instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 5.3% less for restaurants
Kigali
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RF3,465
|
$2.98
PEN10.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RF9,241
|
$5.00
PEN18.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RF889
|
$0.76
PEN2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RF655
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
pay 5.8% more for groceries
Kigali
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RF1,271
|
$1.30
PEN4.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RF3,289
|
$2.56
PEN9.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RF3,570
|
$4.32
PEN15.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RF2,000
|
$2.03
PEN7.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RF3,144
|
$2.13
PEN7.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RF2,317
|
$0.59
PEN2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RF711
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RF1,258
|
$0.45
PEN1.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RF603
|
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RF278
|
$0.38
PEN1.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RF334
|
$0.39
PEN1.42
|
|
pay 14.8% more for transportation
Kigali
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RF6,699
|
$5.30
PEN19.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RF15,017
|
$16.55
PEN60.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RF27,723,596
|
$20,417.59
PEN74,993.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RF12,418
|
$11.94
PEN43.84
|
|
pay 24.6% less for housing
Kigali
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RF43,751
|
$29.53
PEN108.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RF643,583
|
$277.70
PEN1,019.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RF404,623
|
$204.62
PEN751.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RF52,693
|
$39.33
PEN144.46
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Kigali
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RF190,288
|
$162.20
PEN595.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RF2,091,543
|
$4,852.04
PEN17,821.41
|
|
pay 70.0% more for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RF1,155
|
$1.83
PEN6.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RF2,888
|
$2.60
PEN9.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RF1,733
|
$4.57
PEN16.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RF42,906
|
$31.17
PEN114.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RF5,776
|
$4.59
PEN16.84
|
|
pay 52.2% more for clothing
Kigali
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RF25,269
|
$40.11
PEN147.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RF38,336
|
$22.91
PEN84.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RF43,029
|
$67.62
PEN248.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RF59,759
|
$59.99
PEN220.34
|
|
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