Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 25.2% cheaper than Bangkok.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 31.2% more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB99.38
|
$3.26
RWF4,531
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB198.77
|
$6.16
RWF8,559
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.01
|
$0.89
RWF1,242
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.95
|
$0.47
RWF654
|
|
pay 31.4% less for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB51.93
|
$1.01
RWF1,400
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB400.54
|
$2.26
RWF3,135
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB249.70
|
$2.66
RWF3,688
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB77.52
|
$1.67
RWF2,316
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB44.85
|
$2.19
RWF3,045
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB50.20
|
$1.38
RWF1,912
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB24.78
|
$0.52
RWF724
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.32
|
$0.86
RWF1,193
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.45
|
$0.48
RWF671
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.31
|
$0.22
RWF312
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.23
|
$0.33
RWF451
|
|
pay 20.1% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.35
|
$4.48
RWF6,219
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,341.69
|
$24.66
RWF34,234
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,888,299.81
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,696,267
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB352.81
|
$12.33
RWF17,117
|
|
pay 2.3% less for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Kigali
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB524.06
|
$26.20
RWF36,374
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,492.13
|
$489.52
RWF679,648
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,299.82
|
$271.95
RWF377,582
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,297.23
|
$30.04
RWF41,707
|
|
pay 51.8% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,584.56
|
$149.39
RWF207,419
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB450,070.91
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,341,247
|
|
pay 40.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB79.51
|
$1.09
RWF1,510
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB88.15
|
$2.22
RWF3,077
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB143.36
|
$2.36
RWF3,272
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,862.13
|
$31.83
RWF44,191
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB248.46
|
$3.63
RWF5,034
|
|
pay 61.5% less for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,885.68
|
$16.68
RWF23,158
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,188.66
|
$21.76
RWF30,207
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,312.77
|
$26.59
RWF36,919
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,143.03
|
$31.43
RWF43,632
|
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