Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 3.3% cheaper than Skopje.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 31.2% less for restaurants
Skopje
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.89
MKD336.27
|
$3.58
RWF4,636
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
MKD301.14
|
$6.57
RWF8,521
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
MKD91.75
|
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
MKD70.77
|
$0.52
RWF668
|
|
pay 11.7% more for groceries
Skopje
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
MKD37.30
|
$1.05
RWF1,365
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.90
MKD222.73
|
$2.51
RWF3,258
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MKD265.01
|
$3.00
RWF3,894
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
MKD122.25
|
$1.63
RWF2,109
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
MKD206.09
|
$2.26
RWF2,930
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
MKD23.81
|
$1.53
RWF1,981
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MKD35.05
|
$0.49
RWF631
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.50
|
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MKD46.11
|
$0.50
RWF648
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.06
|
$0.22
RWF290
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.17
|
$0.29
RWF377
|
|
pay 7.6% more for transportation
Skopje
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MKD310.87
|
$4.70
RWF6,091
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.49
MKD1,455.51
|
$20.49
RWF26,564
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,636.94
MKD1,806,840.57
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,568,869
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.98
MKD341.29
|
$11.60
RWF15,036
|
|
pay 7.8% more for housing
Skopje
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.21
MKD1,154.37
|
$27.64
RWF35,836
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$352.02
MKD20,104.46
|
$508.02
RWF658,731
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$256.45
MKD14,646.42
|
$309.23
RWF400,967
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.75
MKD6,039.48
|
$31.53
RWF40,883
|
|
pay 61.6% more for childcare
Skopje
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.04
MKD16,165.12
|
$238.37
RWF309,078
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,283.33
MKD244,628.14
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,282,018
|
|
pay 24.4% less for entertainment and sports
Skopje
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
MKD120.46
|
$1.16
RWF1,504
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
MKD109.49
|
$2.22
RWF2,882
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
MKD160.61
|
$1.93
RWF2,506
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.15
MKD2,007.60
|
$30.92
RWF40,097
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
MKD351.33
|
$3.09
RWF4,010
|
|
pay 56.2% less for clothing
Skopje
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.92
MKD3,878.93
|
$21.26
RWF27,566
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.30
MKD2,073.07
|
$25.12
RWF32,579
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.70
MKD4,551.85
|
$28.02
RWF36,338
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.77
MKD5,184.27
|
$35.75
RWF46,362
|
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