Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 2.0 times more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Kigali
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,531
|
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,559
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,242
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF654
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 37.6% more for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,400
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,135
|
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,688
|
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,316
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,045
|
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,912
|
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF724
|
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,193
|
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF671
|
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF312
|
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF451
|
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
|
pay 57.6% more for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,219
|
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF34,234
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,696,267
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF17,117
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Kigali
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF36,374
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF679,648
|
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF377,582
|
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,707
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 16.2% more for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF207,419
|
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,341,247
|
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
|
pay 73.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,510
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,077
|
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,272
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF44,191
|
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF5,034
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF23,158
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF30,207
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,919
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,632
|
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
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