Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 13.6% cheaper than Kingston.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 32.3% less for restaurants
Kingston
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.40
JMD998.26
|
$3.58
RWF4,634
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.68
JMD1,197.92
|
$6.57
RWF8,516
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
JMD192.74
|
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
JMD120.56
|
$0.52
RWF668
|
|
pay 61.0% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.26
JMD508.76
|
$1.05
RWF1,364
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.03
JMD1,097.35
|
$2.51
RWF3,256
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.07
JMD2,508.02
|
$3.00
RWF3,892
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
JMD685.66
|
$1.63
RWF2,108
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
JMD507.50
|
$2.26
RWF2,929
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.39
JMD372.39
|
$1.53
RWF1,980
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.41
JMD220.79
|
$0.49
RWF631
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
JMD290.47
|
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
JMD190.79
|
$0.50
RWF648
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
JMD176.81
|
$0.22
RWF290
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
JMD157.48
|
$0.29
RWF377
|
|
pay 40.1% less for transportation
Kingston
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
JMD794.22
|
$4.70
RWF6,088
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.38
JMD5,989.58
|
$20.49
RWF26,551
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,822.25
JMD6,838,104.27
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,554,328
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.55
JMD4,142.79
|
$11.60
RWF15,029
|
|
pay 44.9% less for housing
Kingston
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.43
JMD7,557.41
|
$27.64
RWF35,818
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.08
JMD114,078.28
|
$508.02
RWF658,396
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.17
JMD69,777.61
|
$309.23
RWF400,762
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.20
JMD19,847.83
|
$31.53
RWF40,862
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Kingston
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.63
JMD40,512.86
|
$238.37
RWF308,921
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.53
JMD335,416.50
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,275,258
|
|
pay 59.5% less for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.24
JMD349.39
|
$1.16
RWF1,503
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
JMD606.49
|
$2.22
RWF2,880
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.96
JMD1,397.57
|
$1.93
RWF2,505
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.56
JMD11,322.80
|
$30.92
RWF40,076
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
JMD1,647.13
|
$3.09
RWF4,008
|
|
pay 41.5% less for clothing
Kingston
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.99
JMD5,615.23
|
$21.26
RWF27,552
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.19
JMD4,554.58
|
$25.12
RWF32,562
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.74
JMD11,194.81
|
$28.02
RWF36,319
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.20
JMD11,266.12
|
$35.75
RWF46,338
|
|
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