Cost of living comparison
Bern is 5.6 times more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Bern instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 6.3 times more for restaurants
|
Kigali
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,496
|
$26.23
CHF23.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,492
|
$17.11
CHF15.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,232
|
$4.65
CHF4.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF649
|
$4.30
CHF3.82
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,390
|
$3.23
CHF2.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,111
|
$13.69
CHF12.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,659
|
$7.62
CHF6.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,298
|
$5.84
CHF5.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,021
|
$13.31
CHF11.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,898
|
$1.48
CHF1.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF719
|
$1.08
CHF0.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,183
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF666
|
$2.71
CHF2.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF310
|
$1.06
CHF0.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF448
|
$0.98
CHF0.87
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,171
|
$7.86
CHF6.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF33,966
|
$91.24
CHF81.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,471,796
|
$37,408.50
CHF33,216.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF16,983
|
$43.00
CHF38.18
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
|
Kigali
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF36,089
|
$48.66
CHF43.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF674,332
|
$1,382.42
CHF1,227.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF374,629
|
$978.93
CHF869.23
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,381
|
$253.38
CHF224.99
|
|
pay 11.9 times more for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF205,796
|
$3,022.33
CHF2,683.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,236,888
|
$34,215.09
CHF30,380.88
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,499
|
$7.41
CHF6.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,053
|
$5.39
CHF4.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,247
|
$10.26
CHF9.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF43,845
|
$71.17
CHF63.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF4,995
|
$22.81
CHF20.25
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF22,977
|
$142.37
CHF126.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF29,970
|
$63.68
CHF56.54
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,630
|
$167.27
CHF148.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,290
|
$189.00
CHF167.82
|
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