Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 7.1% more expensive than Tashkent.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Tashkent, you would:
pay 31.2% more for restaurants
Tashkent
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
UZS62,592
|
$2.71
RF3,465
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
UZS43,814
|
$7.23
RF9,241
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
UZS7,573
|
$0.70
RF889
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
UZS4,292
|
$0.51
RF655
|
|
pay 27.4% more for groceries
Tashkent
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
UZS5,129
|
$0.99
RF1,271
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
UZS39,345
|
$2.57
RF3,289
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
UZS48,159
|
$2.79
RF3,570
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
UZS20,395
|
$1.56
RF2,000
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
UZS21,184
|
$2.46
RF3,144
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
UZS7,710
|
$1.81
RF2,317
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS9,842
|
$0.56
RF711
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
UZS12,919
|
$0.98
RF1,258
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
UZS9,242
|
$0.47
RF603
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
UZS2,818
|
$0.22
RF278
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
UZS2,288
|
$0.26
RF334
|
|
pay 89.9% more for transportation
Tashkent
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
UZS44,144
|
$5.24
RF6,699
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.04
UZS175,798
|
$11.74
RF15,017
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,508.25
UZS169,101,909
|
$21,680.22
RF27,723,596
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
UZS33,133
|
$9.71
RF12,418
|
|
pay 22.6% more for housing
Tashkent
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.99
UZS225,200
|
$34.21
RF43,751
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$603.41
UZS7,553,778
|
$503.29
RF643,583
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$338.87
UZS4,242,072
|
$316.42
RF404,623
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.36
UZS417,647
|
$41.21
RF52,693
|
|
pay 54.2% less for childcare
Tashkent
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$222.55
UZS2,785,965
|
$148.81
RF190,288
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,603.48
UZS82,665,131
|
$1,635.61
RF2,091,543
|
|
pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports
Tashkent
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
UZS16,715
|
$0.90
RF1,155
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
UZS20,147
|
$2.26
RF2,888
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
UZS23,388
|
$1.36
RF1,733
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.35
UZS542,625
|
$33.55
RF42,906
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
UZS56,367
|
$4.52
RF5,776
|
|
pay 59.0% less for clothing
Tashkent
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.37
UZS680,570
|
$19.76
RF25,269
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.46
UZS744,293
|
$29.98
RF38,336
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.85
UZS1,224,939
|
$33.65
RF43,029
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.20
UZS1,366,971
|
$46.73
RF59,759
|
|
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