Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 21.5% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 65.2% more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,708
|
$3.58
RWF4,883
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.32
₫134,709
|
$6.57
RWF8,974
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₫11,584
|
$0.77
RWF1,056
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
₫6,980
|
$0.52
RWF704
|
|
pay 11.9% less for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
₫25,625
|
$1.05
RWF1,437
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.78
₫120,982
|
$2.51
RWF3,431
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.22
₫132,058
|
$3.00
RWF4,102
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
₫42,731
|
$1.63
RWF2,221
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₫42,464
|
$2.26
RWF3,086
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
₫40,435
|
$1.53
RWF2,087
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,759
|
$0.49
RWF664
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,287
|
$0.90
RWF1,227
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
₫11,982
|
$0.50
RWF682
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,239
|
$0.22
RWF306
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
₫14,656
|
$0.29
RWF397
|
|
pay 67.2% more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫87,946
|
$4.70
RWF6,415
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.86
₫198,833
|
$20.49
RWF27,977
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,295.00
₫994,163,484
|
$22,032.66
RWF30,088,303
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
₫135,206
|
$11.60
RWF15,836
|
|
pay 68.7% more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.56
₫216,623
|
$27.64
RWF37,742
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.65
₫8,593,049
|
$508.02
RWF693,765
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.41
₫5,146,258
|
$309.23
RWF422,292
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.58
₫1,583,182
|
$31.53
RWF43,057
|
|
pay 10.2% less for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.68
₫6,089,251
|
$238.37
RWF325,517
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,685.27
₫320,937,276
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,988,422
|
|
pay 13.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
₫24,854
|
$1.16
RWF1,584
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₫47,322
|
$2.22
RWF3,035
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫34,796
|
$1.93
RWF2,639
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.74
₫625,871
|
$30.92
RWF42,229
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.72
₫119,300
|
$3.09
RWF4,223
|
|
pay 42.1% less for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.89
₫806,725
|
$21.26
RWF29,033
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
₫682,002
|
$25.12
RWF34,311
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.38
₫2,109,609
|
$28.02
RWF38,270
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.95
₫2,376,879
|
$35.75
RWF48,828
|
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