Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 14.1% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Russia, you would:
pay 1.0% less for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB714.21
|
$2.71
RWF3,514
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB432.64
|
$7.23
RWF9,371
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.17
|
$0.70
RWF902
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.80
|
$0.51
RWF664
|
|
pay 22.6% more for groceries
|
Russia
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.37
|
$0.99
RWF1,288
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB406.07
|
$2.57
RWF3,335
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB320.72
|
$2.79
RWF3,619
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.51
|
$1.56
RWF2,028
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.03
|
$2.46
RWF3,188
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.78
|
$1.81
RWF2,349
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.55
|
$0.56
RWF721
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.09
|
$0.98
RWF1,275
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.05
|
$0.47
RWF611
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.42
|
$0.22
RWF282
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.34
|
$0.26
RWF338
|
|
pay 59.0% more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB218.96
|
$5.24
RWF6,793
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,785.56
|
$11.74
RWF15,227
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,880,706.17
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,111,869
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB314.35
|
$9.71
RWF12,592
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Russia
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB605.34
|
$34.21
RWF44,364
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,628.05
|
$503.29
RWF652,597
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,776.39
|
$316.42
RWF410,290
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,443.26
|
$41.21
RWF53,431
|
|
pay 48.9% less for childcare
|
Russia
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,333.09
|
$148.81
RWF192,953
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB433,019.12
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,120,836
|
|
pay 6.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.29
|
$0.90
RWF1,171
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB159.79
|
$2.26
RWF2,928
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.03
|
$1.36
RWF1,757
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,910.86
|
$33.55
RWF43,506
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB374.67
|
$4.52
RWF5,857
|
|
pay 48.8% less for clothing
|
Russia
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,798.39
|
$19.76
RWF25,623
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,638.77
|
$29.98
RWF38,873
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,300.10
|
$33.65
RWF43,632
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,869.21
|
$46.73
RWF60,596
|
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