Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 55.3% cheaper than Road Town.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Road Town, you would:
pay 65.9% less for restaurants
Road Town
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.50
|
$2.71
RWF3,491
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$7.23
RWF9,309
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.70
RWF896
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$0.51
RWF659
|
|
pay 56.3% less for groceries
Road Town
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.95
|
$0.99
RWF1,280
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.00
|
$2.57
RWF3,313
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.53
|
$2.79
RWF3,596
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.56
RWF2,015
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
|
$2.46
RWF3,167
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$1.81
RWF2,334
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$0.56
RWF716
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.98
RWF1,267
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
|
$0.47
RWF607
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.26
RWF336
|
|
pay 9.2% more for transportation
Road Town
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$5.24
RWF6,748
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.74
RWF15,127
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,000.00
|
$21,680.22
RWF27,927,628
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.71
RWF12,509
|
|
pay 71.6% less for housing
Road Town
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$122.33
|
$34.21
RWF44,073
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,500.00
|
$503.29
RWF648,320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,266.67
|
$316.42
RWF407,601
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.94
|
$41.21
RWF53,081
|
|
pay 71.2% less for childcare
Road Town
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.50
|
$148.81
RWF191,688
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,106,936
|
|
pay 61.6% less for entertainment and sports
Road Town
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$0.90
RWF1,164
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$2.26
RWF2,909
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
|
$1.36
RWF1,745
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$160.00
|
$33.55
RWF43,221
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$4.52
RWF5,818
|
|
pay 69.6% less for clothing
Road Town
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$19.76
RWF25,455
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$29.98
RWF38,618
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
|
$33.65
RWF43,346
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$160.00
|
$46.73
RWF60,199
|
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