Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 0.6% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 17.9% more for restaurants
Rabat
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MAD34.68
|
$2.71
RWF3,514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
MAD49.54
|
$7.23
RWF9,371
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MAD5.91
|
$0.70
RWF902
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
MAD3.96
|
$0.51
RWF664
|
|
pay 57.3% more for groceries
Rabat
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
MAD4.68
|
$0.99
RWF1,288
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
MAD42.42
|
$2.57
RWF3,335
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
MAD29.20
|
$2.79
RWF3,619
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
MAD14.21
|
$1.56
RWF2,028
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
MAD24.17
|
$2.46
RWF3,188
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
MAD5.88
|
$1.81
RWF2,349
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.31
|
$0.56
RWF721
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
MAD2.54
|
$0.98
RWF1,275
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.08
|
$0.47
RWF611
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
MAD2.30
|
$0.22
RWF282
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.61
|
$0.26
RWF338
|
|
pay 7.6% less for transportation
Rabat
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
MAD51.94
|
$5.24
RWF6,793
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.73
MAD247.72
|
$11.74
RWF15,227
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,733.94
MAD247,722.23
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,111,869
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.28
MAD72.88
|
$9.71
RWF12,592
|
|
pay 21.8% more for housing
Rabat
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.97
MAD330.23
|
$34.21
RWF44,364
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$432.59
MAD4,332.55
|
$503.29
RWF652,597
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.12
MAD2,394.94
|
$316.42
RWF410,290
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.54
MAD305.84
|
$41.21
RWF53,431
|
|
pay 14.4% less for childcare
Rabat
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.61
MAD1,177.95
|
$148.81
RWF192,953
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,660.62
MAD36,662.89
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,120,836
|
|
pay 21.1% less for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MAD37.16
|
$0.90
RWF1,171
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.84
MAD18.47
|
$2.26
RWF2,928
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.76
MAD37.65
|
$1.36
RWF1,757
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.71
MAD237.43
|
$33.55
RWF43,506
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.43
MAD64.41
|
$4.52
RWF5,857
|
|
pay 49.6% less for clothing
Rabat
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
MAD581.28
|
$19.76
RWF25,623
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.61
MAD476.87
|
$29.98
RWF38,873
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.02
MAD791.41
|
$33.65
RWF43,632
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.50
MAD756.19
|
$46.73
RWF60,596
|
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