Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 52.9% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 66.3% less for restaurants
Vienna
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$2.71
RF3,487
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$7.23
RF9,298
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.97
€2.78
|
$0.70
RF895
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.19
|
$0.51
RF659
|
|
pay 42.3% less for groceries
Vienna
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.25
€2.11
|
$0.99
RF1,278
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
€5.61
|
$2.57
RF3,309
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
€5.29
|
$2.79
RF3,592
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.12
€3.86
|
$1.56
RF2,012
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.92
|
$2.46
RF3,163
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$1.81
RF2,331
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.56
RF715
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.05
|
$0.98
RF1,265
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.52
|
$0.47
RF606
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.22
RF279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.26
RF336
|
|
pay 44.5% less for transportation
Vienna
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.47
€7.01
|
$5.24
RF6,740
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.48
€46.40
|
$11.74
RF15,110
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.69
€26,809.55
|
$21,680.22
RF27,894,469
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.56
€17.41
|
$9.71
RF12,494
|
|
pay 43.6% less for housing
Vienna
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.57
|
$34.21
RF44,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.12
€861.07
|
$503.29
RF647,550
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$715.20
€670.77
|
$316.42
RF407,117
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.75
€180.77
|
$41.21
RF53,018
|
|
pay 66.7% less for childcare
Vienna
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.36
€258.25
|
$148.81
RF191,461
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,936.40
€12,132.61
|
$1,635.61
RF2,104,434
|
|
pay 52.2% less for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.84
€4.54
|
$0.90
RF1,162
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.00
€3.75
|
$2.26
RF2,906
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
$1.36
RF1,743
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.68
€29.71
|
$33.55
RF43,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.09
€11.34
|
$4.52
RF5,811
|
|
pay 54.5% less for clothing
Vienna
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.30
€88.44
|
$19.76
RF25,425
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.86
€33.63
|
$29.98
RF38,572
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.35
€84.74
|
$33.65
RF43,295
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.35
€109.12
|
$46.73
RF60,127
|
|
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