Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 78.0% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Kigali
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,471
|
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,445
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,225
|
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF646
|
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,382
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,094
|
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,639
|
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,285
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,004
|
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,887
|
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF715
|
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,177
|
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF662
|
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF308
|
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF445
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 27.9% more for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,137
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF33,780
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,315,727
|
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF16,890
|
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
|
pay 4.1% less for housing
|
Kigali
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF35,891
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF670,636
|
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF372,575
|
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,154
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
|
pay 42.5% less for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF204,668
|
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,164,329
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 58.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,490
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,036
|
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,229
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF43,605
|
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF4,968
|
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF22,851
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF29,806
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,430
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,053
|
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
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