Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 35.5% cheaper than Budapest.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 50.8% less for restaurants
|
Budapest
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.29
HUF4,256.12
|
$3.58
RWF4,883
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
HUF3,192.09
|
$6.57
RWF8,974
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
HUF623.14
|
$0.77
RWF1,056
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
HUF475.61
|
$0.52
RWF704
|
|
pay 24.4% less for groceries
|
Budapest
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
HUF598.63
|
$1.05
RWF1,437
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
HUF1,824.39
|
$2.51
RWF3,431
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HUF1,557.22
|
$3.00
RWF4,102
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
HUF948.35
|
$1.63
RWF2,221
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
HUF974.33
|
$2.26
RWF3,086
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF273.74
|
$1.53
RWF2,087
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
HUF320.50
|
$0.49
RWF664
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF339.53
|
$0.90
RWF1,227
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
HUF531.77
|
$0.50
RWF682
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
HUF214.76
|
$0.22
RWF306
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF234.86
|
$0.29
RWF397
|
|
pay 23.5% less for transportation
|
Budapest
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
HUF2,540.70
|
$4.70
RWF6,415
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
HUF10,108.27
|
$20.49
RWF27,977
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,054.17
HUF11,704,318.30
|
$22,032.66
RWF30,088,303
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.04
HUF4,915.81
|
$11.60
RWF15,836
|
|
pay 19.8% less for housing
|
Budapest
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.90
HUF6,745.20
|
$27.64
RWF37,742
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$643.77
HUF242,637.49
|
$508.02
RWF693,765
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$500.61
HUF188,679.18
|
$309.23
RWF422,292
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.00
HUF46,359.57
|
$31.53
RWF43,057
|
|
pay 25.0% less for childcare
|
Budapest
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$438.86
HUF165,408.13
|
$238.37
RWF325,517
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,690.89
HUF4,029,397.25
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,988,422
|
|
pay 46.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Budapest
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
HUF1,064.03
|
$1.16
RWF1,584
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
HUF888.20
|
$2.22
RWF3,035
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
HUF2,340.86
|
$1.93
RWF2,639
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.95
HUF19,580.41
|
$30.92
RWF42,229
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.76
HUF2,926.08
|
$3.09
RWF4,223
|
|
pay 58.5% less for clothing
|
Budapest
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
HUF30,158.54
|
$21.26
RWF29,033
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.09
HUF12,849.92
|
$25.12
RWF34,311
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.91
HUF35,016.22
|
$28.02
RWF38,270
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.47
HUF37,866.93
|
$35.75
RWF48,828
|
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