Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 35.3% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 23.3% more for restaurants
|
Kigali
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,496
|
$5.00
COP22,495.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,492
|
$6.93
COP31,166.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,232
|
$0.83
COP3,720.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF649
|
$0.64
COP2,868.44
|
|
pay 22.0% more for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,390
|
$1.34
COP6,034.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,111
|
$2.21
COP9,944.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,659
|
$4.49
COP20,207.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,298
|
$2.14
COP9,611.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,021
|
$2.23
COP10,014.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,898
|
$1.19
COP5,358.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF719
|
$0.48
COP2,155.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,183
|
$0.55
COP2,494.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF666
|
$0.54
COP2,410.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF310
|
$0.48
COP2,178.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF448
|
$0.46
COP2,090.25
|
|
pay 4.1% more for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,171
|
$3.50
COP15,761.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF33,966
|
$40.16
COP180,677.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,471,796
|
$15,009.35
COP67,528,219.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF16,983
|
$12.69
COP57,097.71
|
|
pay 27.2% more for housing
|
Kigali
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF36,089
|
$23.88
COP107,434.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF674,332
|
$428.11
COP1,926,099.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF374,629
|
$314.08
COP1,413,073.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,381
|
$64.50
COP290,184.68
|
|
pay 16.0% more for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF205,796
|
$231.19
COP1,040,142.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,236,888
|
$7,422.81
COP33,395,774.03
|
|
pay 7.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,499
|
$1.15
COP5,194.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,053
|
$1.43
COP6,455.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,247
|
$2.31
COP10,388.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF43,845
|
$21.38
COP96,177.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF4,995
|
$4.62
COP20,777.91
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF22,977
|
$51.44
COP231,454.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF29,970
|
$42.05
COP189,173.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,630
|
$84.96
COP382,246.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,290
|
$71.30
COP320,796.57
|
|
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