Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 16.4% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 0.4% more for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
UAH312.82
|
$3.58
RWF4,883
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH260.68
|
$6.57
RWF8,974
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.60
|
$0.77
RWF1,056
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.93
|
$0.52
RWF704
|
|
pay 22.2% more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH30.19
|
$1.05
RWF1,437
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH177.50
|
$2.51
RWF3,431
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH160.24
|
$3.00
RWF4,102
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH73.49
|
$1.63
RWF2,221
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH81.46
|
$2.26
RWF3,086
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.19
|
$1.53
RWF2,087
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH26.27
|
$0.49
RWF664
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH29.17
|
$0.90
RWF1,227
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH38.69
|
$0.50
RWF682
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.62
|
$0.22
RWF306
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH15.47
|
$0.29
RWF397
|
|
pay 62.7% more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH213.08
|
$4.70
RWF6,415
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH398.84
|
$20.49
RWF27,977
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,277,343.64
|
$22,032.66
RWF30,088,303
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH173.09
|
$11.60
RWF15,836
|
|
pay 76.2% more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH240.05
|
$27.64
RWF37,742
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH23,052.86
|
$508.02
RWF693,765
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH13,456.06
|
$309.23
RWF422,292
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,973.91
|
$31.53
RWF43,057
|
|
pay 7.1% more for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH15,069.92
|
$238.37
RWF325,517
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH283,771.53
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,988,422
|
|
pay 3.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH52.14
|
$1.16
RWF1,584
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH55.34
|
$2.22
RWF3,035
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH93.85
|
$1.93
RWF2,639
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,105.01
|
$30.92
RWF42,229
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH208.55
|
$3.09
RWF4,223
|
|
pay 57.6% less for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,858.44
|
$21.26
RWF29,033
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,507.22
|
$25.12
RWF34,311
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,600.89
|
$28.02
RWF38,270
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,898.90
|
$35.75
RWF48,828
|
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