Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 59.4% more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 31.0% more for restaurants
Tunis
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.20
TND10.030
|
$3.58
RWF4,636
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
TND15.050
|
$6.57
RWF8,521
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
TND1.870
|
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TND1.110
|
$0.52
RWF668
|
|
pay 76.8% more for groceries
Tunis
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.14
TND0.420
|
$1.05
RWF1,365
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.12
TND16.070
|
$2.51
RWF3,258
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.74
TND5.450
|
$3.00
RWF3,894
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
TND5.040
|
$1.63
RWF2,109
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
TND8.200
|
$2.26
RWF2,930
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
TND2.650
|
$1.53
RWF1,981
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
TND4.730
|
$0.49
RWF631
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TND1.410
|
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TND1.050
|
$0.50
RWF648
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.880
|
$0.22
RWF290
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.780
|
$0.29
RWF377
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Tunis
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TND9.570
|
$4.70
RWF6,091
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.72
TND33.600
|
$20.49
RWF26,564
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,384.65
TND120,374.250
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,568,869
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.85
TND8.930
|
$11.60
RWF15,036
|
|
pay 45.4% more for housing
Tunis
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
TND73.180
|
$27.64
RWF35,836
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.54
TND763.740
|
$508.02
RWF658,731
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$170.39
TND534.330
|
$309.23
RWF400,967
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.08
TND135.110
|
$31.53
RWF40,883
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Tunis
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$93.99
TND294.760
|
$238.37
RWF309,078
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,893.78
TND9,074.880
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,282,018
|
|
pay 13.1% more for entertainment and sports
Tunis
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
TND5.020
|
$1.16
RWF1,504
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
TND2.630
|
$2.22
RWF2,882
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND10.030
|
$1.93
RWF2,506
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.01
TND94.110
|
$30.92
RWF40,097
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.80
TND15.050
|
$3.09
RWF4,010
|
|
pay 56.5% less for clothing
Tunis
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.24
TND135.600
|
$21.26
RWF27,566
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.70
TND168.410
|
$25.12
RWF32,579
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
TND280.870
|
$28.02
RWF36,338
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
TND241.340
|
$35.75
RWF46,362
|
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