Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 51.1% more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 98.2% more for restaurants
|
Kathmandu
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.47
NPR199.39
|
$3.26
RWF4,472
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.36
NPR995.97
|
$6.16
RWF8,447
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
NPR61.74
|
$0.89
RWF1,226
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
NPR21.89
|
$0.47
RWF646
|
|
pay 20.5% more for groceries
|
Kathmandu
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
NPR76.60
|
$1.01
RWF1,382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
NPR635.63
|
$2.26
RWF3,094
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
NPR429.48
|
$2.66
RWF3,640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
NPR219.90
|
$1.67
RWF2,286
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
NPR200.10
|
$2.19
RWF3,005
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
NPR147.20
|
$1.38
RWF1,888
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
NPR63.71
|
$0.52
RWF715
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
NPR70.70
|
$0.86
RWF1,177
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
NPR44.33
|
$0.48
RWF662
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.43
|
$0.22
RWF308
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
NPR39.65
|
$0.33
RWF446
|
|
pay 28.6% more for transportation
|
Kathmandu
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
NPR656.95
|
$4.48
RWF6,138
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.94
NPR1,345.91
|
$24.66
RWF33,787
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,138.99
NPR4,486,372.09
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,321,148
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.05
NPR1,495.46
|
$12.33
RWF16,893
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Kathmandu
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.42
NPR1,411.10
|
$26.20
RWF35,898
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$191.60
NPR25,939.54
|
$489.52
RWF670,764
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.03
NPR13,812.21
|
$271.95
RWF372,647
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.40
NPR3,573.70
|
$30.04
RWF41,162
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Kathmandu
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$91.89
NPR12,439.49
|
$149.39
RWF204,707
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,479.59
NPR471,069.07
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,166,849
|
|
pay 1.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kathmandu
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
NPR348.94
|
$1.09
RWF1,491
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.66
NPR224.70
|
$2.22
RWF3,036
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
NPR398.79
|
$2.36
RWF3,230
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.71
NPR3,074.00
|
$31.83
RWF43,613
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.31
NPR448.64
|
$3.63
RWF4,969
|
|
pay 31.9% less for clothing
|
Kathmandu
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.02
NPR3,251.66
|
$16.68
RWF22,856
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.19
NPR4,222.47
|
$21.76
RWF29,812
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.29
NPR7,214.93
|
$26.59
RWF36,437
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.76
NPR5,111.75
|
$31.43
RWF43,061
|
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