Cost of living comparison

Kigali, Rwanda

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Kigali Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 85.9% more expensive than Kigali.

Restaurants: pay 21.4% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 98.5% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 52.7% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 27.6% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.3% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 2.9 times more in Bangkok

The cost of clothing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing in Bangkok are more expensive than in Kigali. Notably, clothing, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Kigali Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Kigali, you would:

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pay 21.4% less for restaurants

	Kigali	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.26 RWF4,676	$2.91 THB94.65	-10.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.16 RWF8,833	$5.83 THB189.30	-5.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 RWF1,282	$0.62 THB20.01	-31.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 RWF675	$0.29 THB9.48	-38.1%
Average			-21.4%

Kigali vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 98.5% more for groceries

	Kigali	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 RWF1,445	$1.52 THB49.46	+50.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.26 RWF3,236	$11.74 THB381.46	+419.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.66 RWF3,807	$7.32 THB237.80	+175.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.67 RWF2,390	$2.27 THB73.83	+36.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 RWF3,142	$1.31 THB42.72	-40.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 RWF1,974	$1.47 THB47.81	+6.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 RWF747	$0.73 THB23.60	+39.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 RWF1,231	$1.04 THB33.64	+20.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF693	$0.80 THB26.15	+66.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 RWF322	$0.71 THB23.15	+217.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 RWF466	$0.62 THB20.22	+91.4%
Average			+98.5%

Kigali vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 52.7% more for transportation

	Kigali	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 RWF6,419	$4.47 THB145.09	-0.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.66 RWF35,333	$39.32 THB1,277.77	+59.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,668.41 RWF29,617,255	$55,345.18 THB1,798,347.12	+167.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.33 RWF17,666	$10.34 THB336.01	-16.1%
Average			+52.7%

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pay 27.6% more for housing

	Kigali	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.20 RWF37,541	$15.36 THB499.10	-41.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$489.52 RWF701,461	$571.31 THB18,563.58	+16.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$271.95 RWF389,701	$301.88 THB9,809.17	+11.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.04 RWF43,045	$67.33 THB2,187.80	+124.1%
Average			+27.6%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Kigali	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.39 RWF214,076	$632.63 THB20,556.34	+323.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,609.00 RWF13,769,425	$13,191.37 THB428,630.94	+37.3%
Average			+180.4%

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pay 76.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Kigali	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.09 RWF1,559	$2.33 THB75.72	+114.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.22 RWF3,175	$2.58 THB83.95	+16.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.36 RWF3,377	$4.20 THB136.53	+78.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.83 RWF45,609	$54.58 THB1,773.42	+71.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.63 RWF5,196	$7.28 THB236.62	+100.8%
Average			+76.3%

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pay 2.9 times more for clothing

	Kigali	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.68 RWF23,902	$55.27 THB1,795.85	+231.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.76 RWF31,176	$34.84 THB1,132.03	+60.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$26.59 RWF38,104	$97.10 THB3,154.96	+265.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$31.43 RWF45,032	$92.12 THB2,993.30	+193.1%
Average			+187.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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