Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 41.8% cheaper than Castries.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Castries, you would:
pay 46.0% less for restaurants
Castries
|
Kigali
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$3.26
RWF4,531
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$6.16
RWF8,559
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.89
RWF1,242
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.47
RWF654
|
|
pay 58.1% less for groceries
Castries
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$1.01
RWF1,400
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$2.26
RWF3,135
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$2.66
RWF3,688
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$1.67
RWF2,316
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.19
RWF3,045
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$1.38
RWF1,912
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.52
RWF724
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.86
RWF1,193
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.48
RWF671
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.22
RWF312
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.33
RWF451
|
|
pay 24.6% less for transportation
Castries
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$4.48
RWF6,219
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.66
RWF34,234
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,696,267
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.33
RWF17,117
|
|
pay 41.6% less for housing
Castries
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$26.20
RWF36,374
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$489.52
RWF679,648
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$271.95
RWF377,582
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$30.04
RWF41,707
|
|
pay 17.9% less for childcare
Castries
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$149.39
RWF207,419
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,609.00
RWF13,341,247
|
|
pay 31.9% less for entertainment and sports
Castries
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.09
RWF1,510
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.22
RWF3,077
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.36
RWF3,272
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$31.83
RWF44,191
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$3.63
RWF5,034
|
|
pay 72.3% less for clothing
Castries
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$16.68
RWF23,158
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$21.76
RWF30,207
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$26.59
RWF36,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$31.43
RWF43,632
|
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