Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 95.6% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Kigali
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,496
|
$10.52
HUF4,074.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,492
|
$7.89
HUF3,055.80
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,232
|
$1.53
HUF590.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF649
|
$1.18
HUF458.03
|
|
pay 53.2% more for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,390
|
$1.48
HUF573.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,111
|
$4.42
HUF1,709.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,659
|
$3.98
HUF1,540.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,298
|
$2.43
HUF941.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,021
|
$2.44
HUF944.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,898
|
$0.71
HUF273.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF719
|
$0.80
HUF308.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,183
|
$0.81
HUF312.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF666
|
$1.17
HUF454.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF310
|
$0.51
HUF197.13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF448
|
$0.55
HUF211.89
|
|
pay 15.6% more for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,171
|
$6.17
HUF2,390.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF33,966
|
$23.54
HUF9,116.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,471,796
|
$26,962.74
HUF10,440,645.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF16,983
|
$12.15
HUF4,705.93
|
|
pay 81.7% more for housing
|
Kigali
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF36,089
|
$17.98
HUF6,964.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF674,332
|
$642.83
HUF248,919.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF374,629
|
$478.04
HUF185,109.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,381
|
$105.42
HUF40,821.17
|
|
pay 96.8% more for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF205,796
|
$423.92
HUF164,151.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,236,888
|
$10,554.11
HUF4,086,815.81
|
|
pay 93.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,499
|
$2.63
HUF1,018.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,053
|
$2.37
HUF919.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,247
|
$5.98
HUF2,317.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF43,845
|
$49.31
HUF19,095.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF4,995
|
$7.63
HUF2,953.94
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF22,977
|
$74.81
HUF28,968.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF29,970
|
$36.73
HUF14,222.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,630
|
$86.74
HUF33,585.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,290
|
$93.52
HUF36,212.97
|
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