Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 50.7% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 60.0% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
$541.41
|
$2.71
RF3,465
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
$393.75
|
$7.23
RF9,241
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
$72.18
|
$0.70
RF889
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$56.98
|
$0.51
RF655
|
|
pay 28.3% less for groceries
Montevideo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
$96.98
|
$0.99
RF1,271
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
$221.60
|
$2.57
RF3,289
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
$162.00
|
$2.79
RF3,570
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
$138.27
|
$1.56
RF2,000
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
$167.42
|
$2.46
RF3,144
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
$32.61
|
$1.81
RF2,317
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
$42.22
|
$0.56
RF711
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
$21.34
|
$0.98
RF1,258
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
$47.50
|
$0.47
RF603
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
$27.43
|
$0.22
RF278
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
$28.39
|
$0.26
RF334
|
|
pay 50.5% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
$286.16
|
$5.24
RF6,699
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
$1,771.89
|
$11.74
RF15,017
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
$1,575,012.08
|
$21,680.22
RF27,723,596
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
$733.37
|
$9.71
RF12,418
|
|
pay 32.8% less for housing
Montevideo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
$1,554.61
|
$34.21
RF43,751
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
$22,855.58
|
$503.29
RF643,583
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
$18,867.97
|
$316.42
RF404,623
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
$4,246.04
|
$41.21
RF52,693
|
|
pay 67.5% less for childcare
Montevideo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
$13,453.23
|
$148.81
RF190,288
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
$273,535.30
|
$1,635.61
RF2,091,543
|
|
pay 54.3% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
$118.13
|
$0.90
RF1,155
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
$148.86
|
$2.26
RF2,888
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
$182.11
|
$1.36
RF1,733
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
$1,937.44
|
$33.55
RF42,906
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
$364.22
|
$4.52
RF5,776
|
|
pay 61.5% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
$3,868.01
|
$19.76
RF25,269
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
$1,766.97
|
$29.98
RF38,336
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
$4,565.17
|
$33.65
RF43,029
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
$4,291.91
|
$46.73
RF59,759
|
|
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