Cost of living comparison
Tbilisi is 93.5% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Tbilisi instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 91.7% more for restaurants
Kigali
|
Tbilisi
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,491
|
$11.74
GEL31.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,309
|
$7.83
GEL20.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF896
|
$0.88
GEL2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF659
|
$0.51
GEL1.35
|
|
pay 43.0% more for groceries
Kigali
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,280
|
$0.68
GEL1.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,313
|
$4.65
GEL12.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,596
|
$7.85
GEL20.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,015
|
$2.56
GEL6.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,167
|
$3.18
GEL8.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,334
|
$0.58
GEL1.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF716
|
$0.82
GEL2.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,267
|
$0.77
GEL2.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF607
|
$0.79
GEL2.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF280
|
$0.40
GEL1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF336
|
$0.37
GEL0.98
|
|
pay 6.7% more for transportation
Kigali
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,748
|
$5.47
GEL14.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,127
|
$15.66
GEL41.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF27,927,628
|
$23,483.37
GEL62,700.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,509
|
$7.83
GEL20.90
|
|
pay 47.5% more for housing
Kigali
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,073
|
$20.37
GEL54.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF648,320
|
$988.93
GEL2,640.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF407,601
|
$643.97
GEL1,719.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,081
|
$53.87
GEL143.84
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Kigali
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF191,688
|
$233.05
GEL622.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,106,936
|
$5,254.52
GEL14,029.56
|
|
pay 77.7% more for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,164
|
$1.96
GEL5.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,909
|
$2.84
GEL7.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,745
|
$3.09
GEL8.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,221
|
$57.20
GEL152.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,818
|
$6.65
GEL17.77
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
Kigali
|
Tbilisi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,455
|
$97.31
GEL259.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,618
|
$54.30
GEL144.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,346
|
$127.35
GEL340.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,199
|
$160.13
GEL427.55
|
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