Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 12.6% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 2.1% more for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
UAH301.76
|
$3.26
RWF4,531
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
UAH251.46
|
$6.16
RWF8,559
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.91
|
$0.89
RWF1,242
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
UAH16.87
|
$0.47
RWF654
|
|
pay 19.2% more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
UAH31.63
|
$1.01
RWF1,400
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
UAH181.25
|
$2.26
RWF3,135
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
UAH168.19
|
$2.66
RWF3,688
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
UAH65.52
|
$1.67
RWF2,316
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
UAH80.35
|
$2.19
RWF3,045
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.09
|
$1.38
RWF1,912
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
UAH29.34
|
$0.52
RWF724
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH29.88
|
$0.86
RWF1,193
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
UAH37.83
|
$0.48
RWF671
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.06
|
$0.22
RWF312
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
UAH12.91
|
$0.33
RWF451
|
|
pay 73.2% more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
UAH214.90
|
$4.48
RWF6,219
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.39
UAH392.28
|
$24.66
RWF34,234
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,545.46
UAH1,275,929.63
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,696,267
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.48
UAH187.09
|
$12.33
RWF17,117
|
|
pay 64.2% more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.76
UAH240.49
|
$26.20
RWF36,374
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.58
UAH24,335.13
|
$489.52
RWF679,648
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$351.09
UAH14,665.38
|
$271.95
RWF377,582
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.50
UAH3,111.84
|
$30.04
RWF41,707
|
|
pay 14.8% less for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.81
UAH15,614.73
|
$149.39
RWF207,419
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,372.61
UAH307,964.85
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,341,247
|
|
pay 7.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
UAH50.29
|
$1.09
RWF1,510
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
UAH60.71
|
$2.22
RWF3,077
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
UAH99.58
|
$2.36
RWF3,272
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.96
UAH1,084.51
|
$31.83
RWF44,191
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
UAH201.17
|
$3.63
RWF5,034
|
|
pay 63.3% less for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.82
UAH2,791.07
|
$16.68
RWF23,158
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.62
UAH1,571.61
|
$21.76
RWF30,207
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.04
UAH3,802.91
|
$26.59
RWF36,919
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.26
UAH3,770.23
|
$31.43
RWF43,632
|
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