Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 38.6% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 0.2% more for restaurants
|
Kigali
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RF3,483
|
$3.76
TZS9,674
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RF9,288
|
$6.91
TZS17,793
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RF894
|
$0.67
TZS1,728
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RF658
|
$0.36
TZS922
|
|
pay 34.5% more for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RF1,277
|
$0.92
TZS2,378
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RF3,306
|
$7.85
TZS20,212
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RF3,587
|
$5.31
TZS13,666
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RF2,010
|
$1.95
TZS5,023
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RF3,160
|
$2.83
TZS7,284
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RF2,328
|
$1.32
TZS3,405
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RF715
|
$0.44
TZS1,140
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RF1,264
|
$0.35
TZS908
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RF606
|
$0.44
TZS1,121
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RF279
|
$0.35
TZS902
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RF335
|
$0.55
TZS1,403
|
|
pay 6.1% less for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RF6,733
|
$4.28
TZS11,012
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RF15,092
|
$8.54
TZS21,986
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RF27,862,792
|
$17,084.05
TZS43,971,274
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RF12,480
|
$13.84
TZS35,617
|
|
pay 12.8% more for housing
|
Kigali
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RF43,971
|
$65.54
TZS168,679
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RF646,815
|
$274.47
TZS706,449
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RF406,655
|
$231.44
TZS595,678
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RF52,958
|
$54.35
TZS139,893
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RF191,243
|
$296.62
TZS763,441
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RF2,102,044
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,615,522
|
|
pay 24.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RF1,161
|
$1.20
TZS3,078
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RF2,902
|
$2.03
TZS5,236
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RF1,741
|
$1.79
TZS4,603
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RF43,121
|
$45.98
TZS118,356
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RF5,805
|
$5.82
TZS14,978
|
|
pay 31.4% more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Tanzania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RF25,396
|
$20.27
TZS52,159
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RF38,528
|
$44.40
TZS114,280
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RF43,245
|
$54.01
TZS139,013
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RF60,059
|
$53.48
TZS137,639
|
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