Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 70.0% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 19.9% less for restaurants
Kigali
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RF3,507
|
$2.08
฿76.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RF9,351
|
$5.66
฿209.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RF900
|
$0.67
฿24.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RF662
|
$0.35
฿13.09
|
|
pay 51.8% more for groceries
Kigali
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RF1,286
|
$1.48
฿54.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RF3,328
|
$7.99
฿295.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RF3,612
|
$6.46
฿238.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RF2,024
|
$1.75
฿64.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RF3,181
|
$1.07
฿39.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RF2,344
|
$1.20
฿44.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RF720
|
$0.50
฿18.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RF1,272
|
$0.79
฿29.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RF610
|
$0.59
฿21.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RF281
|
$0.62
฿22.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RF338
|
$0.46
฿17.00
|
|
pay 34.6% more for transportation
Kigali
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RF6,779
|
$4.57
฿168.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RF15,195
|
$24.32
฿899.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RF28,052,691
|
$31,287.73
฿1,157,127.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RF12,565
|
$9.68
฿358.06
|
|
pay 26.6% less for housing
Kigali
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RF44,271
|
$17.10
฿632.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RF651,223
|
$290.79
฿10,754.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RF409,426
|
$207.49
฿7,673.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RF53,319
|
$49.43
฿1,828.08
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Kigali
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RF192,547
|
$334.45
฿12,369.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RF2,116,371
|
$9,908.05
฿366,433.66
|
|
pay 65.6% more for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RF1,169
|
$1.90
฿70.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RF2,922
|
$1.94
฿71.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RF1,753
|
$3.61
฿133.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RF43,415
|
$47.07
฿1,740.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RF5,844
|
$5.63
฿208.30
|
|
pay 69.5% more for clothing
Kigali
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RF25,569
|
$40.39
฿1,493.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RF38,791
|
$27.03
฿999.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RF43,540
|
$82.02
฿3,033.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RF60,468
|
$65.30
฿2,414.88
|
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