Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 2.2 times more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Kigali
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,531
|
$11.85
RON56.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,559
|
$7.54
RON35.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,242
|
$2.00
RON9.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF654
|
$2.20
RON10.51
|
|
pay 55.8% more for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,400
|
$1.17
RON5.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,135
|
$4.52
RON21.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,688
|
$6.34
RON30.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,316
|
$3.28
RON15.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,045
|
$3.09
RON14.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,912
|
$0.59
RON2.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF724
|
$0.77
RON3.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,193
|
$0.75
RON3.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF671
|
$0.88
RON4.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF312
|
$0.51
RON2.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF451
|
$0.44
RON2.10
|
|
pay 5.3% less for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,219
|
$6.09
RON29.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF34,234
|
$17.24
RON82.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,696,267
|
$26,003.12
RON124,073.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF17,117
|
$5.82
RON27.76
|
|
pay 84.5% more for housing
|
Kigali
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF36,374
|
$9.35
RON44.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF679,648
|
$601.94
RON2,872.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF377,582
|
$397.23
RON1,895.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,707
|
$130.07
RON620.61
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF207,419
|
$527.95
RON2,519.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,341,247
|
$10,631.65
RON50,728.91
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,510
|
$3.23
RON15.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,077
|
$3.17
RON15.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,272
|
$5.98
RON28.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF44,191
|
$49.84
RON237.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF5,034
|
$8.62
RON41.12
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF23,158
|
$78.42
RON374.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF30,207
|
$39.68
RON189.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,919
|
$85.94
RON410.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,632
|
$105.80
RON504.83
|
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