Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 62.2% cheaper than Vaduz.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Vaduz, you would:
pay 78.6% less for restaurants
Vaduz
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.61
CHF24.98
|
$2.71
RWF3,491
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.46
CHF13.99
|
$7.23
RWF9,309
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.79
CHF4.33
|
$0.70
RWF896
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
CHF3.16
|
$0.51
RWF659
|
|
pay 58.6% less for groceries
Vaduz
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.77
CHF3.41
|
$0.99
RWF1,280
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
CHF6.94
|
$2.57
RWF3,313
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.88
CHF6.22
|
$2.79
RWF3,596
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.71
CHF6.98
|
$1.56
RWF2,015
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
CHF4.41
|
$2.46
RWF3,167
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
CHF1.17
|
$1.81
RWF2,334
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.85
CHF1.68
|
$0.56
RWF716
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.18
CHF1.97
|
$0.98
RWF1,267
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
CHF2.04
|
$0.47
RWF607
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
$0.26
RWF336
|
|
pay 36.0% less for transportation
Vaduz
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.90
CHF6.24
|
$5.24
RWF6,748
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.21
CHF49.96
|
$11.74
RWF15,127
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,416.37
CHF28,428.86
|
$21,680.22
RWF27,927,628
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.85
CHF9.82
|
$9.71
RWF12,509
|
|
pay 63.8% less for housing
Vaduz
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.95
CHF50.63
|
$34.21
RWF44,073
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,578.80
CHF1,428.67
|
$503.29
RWF648,320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,283.22
CHF1,161.19
|
$316.42
RWF407,601
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.00
CHF139.35
|
$41.21
RWF53,081
|
|
pay 64.0% less for childcare
Vaduz
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.46
CHF224.84
|
$148.81
RWF191,688
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,516.45
CHF12,231.12
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,106,936
|
|
pay 71.7% less for entertainment and sports
Vaduz
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.52
CHF5.00
|
$0.90
RWF1,164
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.34
CHF4.83
|
$2.26
RWF2,909
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF8.99
|
$1.36
RWF1,745
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.86
CHF55.07
|
$33.55
RWF43,221
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$32.10
CHF29.05
|
$4.52
RWF5,818
|
|
pay 63.0% less for clothing
Vaduz
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.70
CHF86.60
|
$19.76
RWF25,455
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.67
CHF41.33
|
$29.98
RWF38,618
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.59
CHF97.36
|
$33.65
RWF43,346
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$152.03
CHF137.57
|
$46.73
RWF60,199
|
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