Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 5.8% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 33.9% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,885
|
$2.71
RWF3,491
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
$7.23
RWF9,309
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,092
|
$0.70
RWF896
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,770
|
$0.51
RWF659
|
|
pay 12.8% less for groceries
Vietnam
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
$0.99
RWF1,280
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,932
|
$2.57
RWF3,313
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,762
|
$2.79
RWF3,596
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
$1.56
RWF2,015
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,280
|
$2.46
RWF3,167
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,523
|
$1.81
RWF2,334
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,227
|
$0.56
RWF716
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,753
|
$0.98
RWF1,267
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,563
|
$0.47
RWF607
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,092
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,704
|
$0.26
RWF336
|
|
pay 23.3% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,959
|
$5.24
RWF6,748
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,250
|
$11.74
RWF15,127
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
$21,680.22
RWF27,927,628
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,839
|
$9.71
RWF12,509
|
|
pay 80.2% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
$34.21
RWF44,073
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
$503.29
RWF648,320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
$316.42
RWF407,601
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
$41.21
RWF53,081
|
|
pay 59.2% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
$148.81
RWF191,688
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,106,936
|
|
pay 14.9% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,791
|
$0.90
RWF1,164
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,320
|
$2.26
RWF2,909
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
$1.36
RWF1,745
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫634,479
|
$33.55
RWF43,221
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,091
|
$4.52
RWF5,818
|
|
pay 39.5% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
$19.76
RWF25,455
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
$29.98
RWF38,618
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
$33.65
RWF43,346
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
$46.73
RWF60,199
|
|
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