Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 52.3% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Kigali instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 53.0% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.68
|
$2.71
RF3,507
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.98
|
$7.23
RF9,351
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.48
|
$0.70
RF900
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$0.51
RF662
|
|
pay 24.6% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$0.99
RF1,286
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.88
|
$2.57
RF3,328
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.74
|
$2.79
RF3,612
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
$1.56
RF2,024
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.53
|
$2.46
RF3,181
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$1.81
RF2,344
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.56
RF720
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$0.98
RF1,272
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.94
|
$0.47
RF610
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.22
RF281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.26
RF338
|
|
pay 42.7% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.85
|
$5.24
RF6,779
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.38
|
$11.74
RF15,195
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,408.57
|
$21,680.22
RF28,052,691
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.05
|
$9.71
RF12,565
|
|
pay 50.3% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.21
|
$34.21
RF44,271
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£843.24
|
$503.29
RF651,223
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£669.59
|
$316.42
RF409,426
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£146.77
|
$41.21
RF53,319
|
|
pay 88.8% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£949.98
|
$148.81
RF192,547
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,254.11
|
$1,635.61
RF2,116,371
|
|
pay 58.4% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.96
|
$0.90
RF1,169
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.87
|
$2.26
RF2,922
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.86
|
$1.36
RF1,753
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.45
|
$33.55
RF43,415
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.59
|
$4.52
RF5,844
|
|
pay 48.5% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.05
|
$19.76
RF25,569
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.43
|
$29.98
RF38,791
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.67
|
$33.65
RF43,540
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.73
|
$46.73
RF60,468
|
|
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