Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 55.0% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 32.6% more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
UAH184.33
|
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
UAH143.28
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UAH19.58
|
$0.70
RWF898
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH15.48
|
$0.51
RWF661
|
|
pay 85.2% more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
UAH21.48
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
UAH127.44
|
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
UAH125.11
|
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
UAH57.84
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
UAH61.83
|
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
UAH8.92
|
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
UAH18.58
|
$0.56
RWF718
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
UAH19.83
|
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH28.66
|
$0.47
RWF609
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
UAH6.67
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
UAH9.98
|
$0.26
RWF337
|
|
pay 76.5% more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
UAH151.18
|
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
UAH282.80
|
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
UAH758,776.26
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
UAH132.83
|
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
UAH174.74
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
UAH9,285.26
|
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
UAH6,174.19
|
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
UAH2,457.78
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
|
pay 38.2% less for childcare
Ukraine
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
UAH7,261.32
|
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
UAH153,616.47
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
|
pay 48.1% more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
UAH33.70
|
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
UAH38.22
|
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
UAH77.22
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
UAH746.73
|
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
UAH118.05
|
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
|
pay 34.3% less for clothing
Ukraine
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
UAH1,599.99
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
UAH1,208.64
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
UAH2,571.53
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
UAH2,913.89
|
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
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