Cost of living comparison
Roseau is 2.1 times more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Roseau instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Kigali
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,491
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,309
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF896
|
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF659
|
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
Kigali
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,280
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,313
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,596
|
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,015
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,167
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,334
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF716
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,267
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF607
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF280
|
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF336
|
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
|
pay 1.2% more for transportation
Kigali
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,748
|
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,127
|
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF27,927,628
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,509
|
?? | |
pay 6.8% more for housing
Kigali
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,073
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF648,320
|
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF407,601
|
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,081
|
?? | |
pay 25.4% less for childcare
Kigali
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF191,688
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,106,936
|
?? | |
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,164
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,909
|
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,745
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,221
|
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,818
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Kigali
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,455
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,618
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,346
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,199
|
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
|
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