Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 60.0% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 46.0% less for restaurants
Singapore
|
Kigali
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
SGD15.13
|
$3.58
RWF4,636
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
SGD10.09
|
$6.57
RWF8,521
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
SGD1.55
|
$0.52
RWF668
|
|
pay 58.5% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.82
|
$1.05
RWF1,365
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
SGD12.42
|
$2.51
RWF3,258
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.85
SGD14.70
|
$3.00
RWF3,894
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
SGD4.51
|
$1.63
RWF2,109
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
SGD6.32
|
$2.26
RWF2,930
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
SGD2.59
|
$1.53
RWF1,981
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
SGD1.96
|
$0.49
RWF631
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
SGD2.38
|
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
SGD1.74
|
$0.50
RWF648
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
SGD1.43
|
$0.22
RWF290
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.40
|
$0.29
RWF377
|
|
pay 44.4% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
SGD10.85
|
$4.70
RWF6,091
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.32
SGD129.15
|
$20.49
RWF26,564
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$134,045.26
SGD181,617.93
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,568,869
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.23
SGD12.51
|
$11.60
RWF15,036
|
|
pay 65.5% less for housing
Singapore
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.83
SGD48.55
|
$27.64
RWF35,836
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,750.06
SGD3,726.06
|
$508.02
RWF658,731
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,019.11
SGD2,735.69
|
$309.23
RWF400,967
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.07
SGD157.27
|
$31.53
RWF40,883
|
|
pay 70.9% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,111.44
SGD1,505.90
|
$238.37
RWF309,078
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,905.57
SGD37,809.26
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,282,018
|
|
pay 72.9% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
SGD10.09
|
$1.16
RWF1,504
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.79
SGD6.49
|
$2.22
RWF2,882
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.29
SGD16.65
|
$1.93
RWF2,506
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.58
SGD140.33
|
$30.92
RWF40,097
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.17
SGD15.13
|
$3.09
RWF4,010
|
|
pay 61.9% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.87
SGD91.95
|
$21.26
RWF27,566
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.81
SGD59.36
|
$25.12
RWF32,579
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.40
SGD126.54
|
$28.02
RWF36,338
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.69
SGD143.20
|
$35.75
RWF46,362
|
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