Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 20.4% cheaper than Tirana.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 43.6% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.76
ALL992
|
$3.58
RWF4,634
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
ALL729
|
$6.57
RWF8,516
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL149
|
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ALL77
|
$0.52
RWF668
|
|
pay 24.5% less for groceries
Tirana
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
ALL90
|
$1.05
RWF1,364
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
ALL561
|
$2.51
RWF3,256
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
ALL696
|
$3.00
RWF3,892
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
ALL330
|
$1.63
RWF2,108
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
ALL333
|
$2.26
RWF2,929
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$1.53
RWF1,980
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
ALL102
|
$0.49
RWF631
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL75
|
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
ALL77
|
$0.50
RWF648
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL46
|
$0.22
RWF290
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL52
|
$0.29
RWF377
|
|
pay 23.4% less for transportation
Tirana
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.77
ALL716
|
$4.70
RWF6,088
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
ALL1,587
|
$20.49
RWF26,551
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,292.78
ALL2,330,683
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,554,328
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.06
ALL2,678
|
$11.60
RWF15,029
|
|
pay 7.6% less for housing
Tirana
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.40
ALL1,603
|
$27.64
RWF35,818
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.58
ALL52,393
|
$508.02
RWF658,396
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.80
ALL35,090
|
$309.23
RWF400,762
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.97
ALL7,185
|
$31.53
RWF40,862
|
|
pay 56.1% more for childcare
Tirana
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$235.39
ALL21,690
|
$238.37
RWF308,921
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,857.15
ALL447,578
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,275,258
|
|
pay 35.6% less for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
ALL248
|
$1.16
RWF1,503
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ALL167
|
$2.22
RWF2,880
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
ALL347
|
$1.93
RWF2,505
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
ALL4,134
|
$30.92
RWF40,076
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.61
ALL793
|
$3.09
RWF4,008
|
|
pay 64.4% less for clothing
Tirana
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.36
ALL5,931
|
$21.26
RWF27,552
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.67
ALL4,485
|
$25.12
RWF32,562
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
ALL8,797
|
$28.02
RWF36,319
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.92
ALL11,603
|
$35.75
RWF46,338
|
|
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