Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 3.8% cheaper than Peru.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Peru, you would:
pay 9.4% more for restaurants
Peru
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN11.23
|
$2.71
RF3,507
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.85
|
$7.23
RF9,351
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.85
|
$0.70
RF900
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$0.51
RF662
|
|
pay 21.4% more for groceries
Peru
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.88
|
$0.99
RF1,286
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.63
|
$2.57
RF3,328
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN16.28
|
$2.79
RF3,612
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.65
|
$1.56
RF2,024
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN8.01
|
$2.46
RF3,181
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.21
|
$1.81
RF2,344
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.57
|
$0.56
RF720
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
$0.98
RF1,272
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.47
RF610
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
$0.22
RF281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
$0.26
RF338
|
|
pay 10.7% less for transportation
Peru
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.98
|
$5.24
RF6,779
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN62.31
|
$11.74
RF15,195
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN76,891.05
|
$21,680.22
RF28,052,691
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.95
|
$9.71
RF12,565
|
|
pay 39.1% more for housing
Peru
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN111.19
|
$34.21
RF44,271
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,045.79
|
$503.29
RF651,223
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN770.58
|
$316.42
RF409,426
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN148.11
|
$41.21
RF53,319
|
|
pay 37.3% less for childcare
Peru
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN610.84
|
$148.81
RF192,547
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN18,272.40
|
$1,635.61
RF2,116,371
|
|
pay 25.6% less for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.91
|
$0.90
RF1,169
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.78
|
$2.26
RF2,922
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN17.22
|
$1.36
RF1,753
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN117.37
|
$33.55
RF43,415
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN17.27
|
$4.52
RF5,844
|
|
pay 23.0% less for clothing
Peru
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN151.03
|
$19.76
RF25,569
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN86.28
|
$29.98
RF38,791
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN254.63
|
$33.65
RF43,540
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN225.91
|
$46.73
RF60,468
|
|
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