Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 29.1% cheaper than Maputo.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 23.9% less for restaurants
Maputo
|
Kigali
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.88
MZN950.74
|
$2.71
RWF3,514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
MZN275.22
|
$7.23
RWF9,371
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.31
|
$0.70
RWF902
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MZN58.38
|
$0.51
RWF664
|
|
pay 0.5% less for groceries
Maputo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MZN74.88
|
$0.99
RWF1,288
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.77
MZN560.44
|
$2.57
RWF3,335
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
MZN370.42
|
$2.79
RWF3,619
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MZN120.39
|
$1.56
RWF2,028
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MZN152.07
|
$2.46
RWF3,188
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MZN55.32
|
$1.81
RWF2,349
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.95
|
$0.56
RWF721
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MZN37.07
|
$0.98
RWF1,275
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MZN29.13
|
$0.47
RWF611
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MZN24.40
|
$0.22
RWF282
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MZN31.78
|
$0.26
RWF338
|
|
pay 25.0% less for transportation
Maputo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MZN286.19
|
$5.24
RWF6,793
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
MZN841.96
|
$11.74
RWF15,227
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,889.58
MZN2,101,644.15
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,111,869
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.85
MZN2,226.74
|
$9.71
RWF12,592
|
|
pay 30.4% less for housing
Maputo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.73
MZN7,906.19
|
$34.21
RWF44,364
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$989.04
MZN63,199.44
|
$503.29
RWF652,597
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
MZN15,489.26
|
$316.42
RWF410,290
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.57
MZN3,806.59
|
$41.21
RWF53,431
|
|
pay 55.2% less for childcare
Maputo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.02
MZN18,021.19
|
$148.81
RWF192,953
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,429.85
MZN283,067.09
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,120,836
|
|
pay 22.9% less for entertainment and sports
Maputo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
$0.90
RWF1,171
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
MZN118.09
|
$2.26
RWF2,928
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN150.12
|
$1.36
RWF1,757
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.25
MZN3,786.30
|
$33.55
RWF43,506
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
MZN400.31
|
$4.52
RWF5,857
|
|
pay 45.8% less for clothing
Maputo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.54
MZN1,567.89
|
$19.76
RWF25,623
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.22
MZN4,486.84
|
$29.98
RWF38,873
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.39
MZN4,753.72
|
$33.65
RWF43,632
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.58
MZN6,171.49
|
$46.73
RWF60,596
|
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