Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 20.6% cheaper than Bangkok.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 36.2% more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB93.84
|
$3.58
RWF4,883
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB187.69
|
$6.57
RWF8,974
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB19.58
|
$0.77
RWF1,056
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB10.64
|
$0.52
RWF704
|
|
pay 27.6% less for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB54.72
|
$1.05
RWF1,437
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB327.11
|
$2.51
RWF3,431
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB223.17
|
$3.00
RWF4,102
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB75.12
|
$1.63
RWF2,221
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB44.10
|
$2.26
RWF3,086
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB46.32
|
$1.53
RWF2,087
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB23.77
|
$0.49
RWF664
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB34.52
|
$0.90
RWF1,227
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB26.22
|
$0.50
RWF682
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.42
|
$0.22
RWF306
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB20.77
|
$0.29
RWF397
|
|
pay 19.9% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB143.70
|
$4.70
RWF6,415
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,219.97
|
$20.49
RWF27,977
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,736,117.67
|
$22,032.66
RWF30,088,303
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB355.82
|
$11.60
RWF15,836
|
|
pay 4.9% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB509.67
|
$27.64
RWF37,742
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB20,590.52
|
$508.02
RWF693,765
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB9,732.63
|
$309.23
RWF422,292
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,370.03
|
$31.53
RWF43,057
|
|
pay 39.0% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB20,803.44
|
$238.37
RWF325,517
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB416,512.54
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,988,422
|
|
pay 41.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB70.38
|
$1.16
RWF1,584
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB80.09
|
$2.22
RWF3,035
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB140.77
|
$1.93
RWF2,639
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB1,952.54
|
$30.92
RWF42,229
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB234.61
|
$3.09
RWF4,223
|
|
pay 57.6% less for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,822.49
|
$21.26
RWF29,033
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,329.49
|
$25.12
RWF34,311
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,442.14
|
$28.02
RWF38,270
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,130.60
|
$35.75
RWF48,828
|
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