Cost of living comparison
Rome is 2.9 times more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Rome instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Kigali
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RF3,483
|
$19.79
€18.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RF9,288
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RF894
|
$2.26
€2.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RF658
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Kigali
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RF1,277
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RF3,306
|
$8.48
€7.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RF3,587
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RF2,010
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RF3,160
|
$4.84
€4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RF2,328
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RF715
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RF1,264
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RF606
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RF279
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RF335
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
pay 89.8% more for transportation
Kigali
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RF6,733
|
$7.67
€7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RF15,092
|
$38.48
€36.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RF27,862,792
|
$27,486.24
€25,788.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RF12,480
|
$15.39
€14.44
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Kigali
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RF43,971
|
$30.43
€28.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RF646,815
|
$1,171.91
€1,099.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RF406,655
|
$773.95
€726.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RF52,958
|
$173.31
€162.61
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Kigali
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RF191,243
|
$531.12
€498.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RF2,102,044
|
$8,734.44
€8,195.09
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RF1,161
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RF2,902
|
$1.67
€1.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RF1,741
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RF43,121
|
$56.27
€52.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RF5,805
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Kigali
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RF25,396
|
$85.59
€80.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RF38,528
|
$36.33
€34.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RF43,245
|
$97.35
€91.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RF60,059
|
$123.90
€116.25
|
|
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