Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 23.6% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 9.2% more for restaurants
|
Dushanbe
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS60.01
|
$3.26
RWF4,496
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
TJS97.96
|
$6.16
RWF8,492
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TJS6.67
|
$0.89
RWF1,232
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
$0.47
RWF649
|
|
pay 12.4% more for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
$1.01
RWF1,390
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS45.74
|
$2.26
RWF3,111
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
$2.66
RWF3,659
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
TJS18.72
|
$1.67
RWF2,298
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
$2.19
RWF3,021
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
$1.38
RWF1,898
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
TJS11.43
|
$0.52
RWF719
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.67
|
$0.86
RWF1,183
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
TJS4.08
|
$0.48
RWF666
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TJS3.59
|
$0.22
RWF310
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TJS2.60
|
$0.33
RWF448
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
$4.48
RWF6,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$24.66
RWF33,966
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,471,796
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.18
TJS34.01
|
$12.33
RWF16,983
|
|
pay 4.2% more for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
$26.20
RWF36,089
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$413.18
TJS4,417.75
|
$489.52
RWF674,332
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.49
TJS2,250.55
|
$271.95
RWF374,629
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
TJS538.13
|
$30.04
RWF41,381
|
|
pay 5.2% more for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
$149.39
RWF205,796
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,658.24
TJS146,035.92
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,236,888
|
|
pay 8.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
$1.09
RWF1,499
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.29
TJS24.51
|
$2.22
RWF3,053
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
$2.36
RWF3,247
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.11
TJS396.76
|
$31.83
RWF43,845
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$3.63
RWF4,995
|
|
pay 46.8% less for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.06
TJS300.07
|
$16.68
RWF22,977
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
$21.76
RWF29,970
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
$26.59
RWF36,630
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.79
TJS575.14
|
$31.43
RWF43,290
|
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