Cost of living comparison
Bridgetown is 2.5 times more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Bridgetown instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Kigali
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,531
|
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,559
|
$9.25
BBD18.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,242
|
$1.50
BBD3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF654
|
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
Kigali
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,400
|
$2.78
BBD5.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,135
|
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,688
|
$14.67
BBD29.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,316
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,045
|
$4.76
BBD9.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,912
|
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF724
|
$1.19
BBD2.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,193
|
$1.67
BBD3.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF671
|
$1.66
BBD3.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF312
|
$1.10
BBD2.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF451
|
$1.50
BBD3.00
|
|
pay 65.7% more for transportation
Kigali
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,219
|
$7.93
BBD15.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF34,234
|
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,696,267
|
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF17,117
|
$25.50
BBD51.00
|
|
pay 76.7% more for housing
Kigali
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF36,374
|
$49.00
BBD98.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF679,648
|
$590.00
BBD1,180.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF377,582
|
$480.00
BBD960.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,707
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
|
pay 14.7% more for childcare
Kigali
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF207,419
|
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,341,247
|
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,510
|
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,077
|
$4.87
BBD9.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,272
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF44,191
|
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF5,034
|
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
Kigali
|
Bridgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF23,158
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF30,207
|
$55.00
BBD110.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,919
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,632
|
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
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