Cost of living comparison
Dakar is 84.3% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Dakar instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 64.6% more for restaurants
|
Kigali
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,471
|
$6.54
F CFA4,115
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,445
|
$8.99
F CFA5,658
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,225
|
$0.93
F CFA583
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF646
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 88.7% more for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,382
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,094
|
$6.75
F CFA4,247
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,639
|
$10.56
F CFA6,648
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,285
|
$2.41
F CFA1,520
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,004
|
$4.39
F CFA2,762
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,887
|
$1.02
F CFA641
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF715
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,177
|
$0.99
F CFA622
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF662
|
$0.88
F CFA555
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF308
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF445
|
$0.54
F CFA341
|
|
pay 43.0% more for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,137
|
$6.12
F CFA3,855
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF33,780
|
$24.51
F CFA15,431
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,315,727
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,974,551
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF16,890
|
$25.33
F CFA15,946
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Kigali
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF35,891
|
$48.58
F CFA30,588
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF670,636
|
$932.62
F CFA587,211
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF372,575
|
$326.78
F CFA205,752
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,154
|
$97.46
F CFA61,363
|
|
pay 18.8% more for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF204,668
|
$249.17
F CFA156,886
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,164,329
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,279,644
|
|
pay 81.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,490
|
$2.45
F CFA1,543
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,036
|
$4.23
F CFA2,664
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,229
|
$1.47
F CFA926
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF43,605
|
$64.81
F CFA40,808
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF4,968
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Dakar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF22,851
|
$58.82
F CFA37,035
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF29,806
|
$37.58
F CFA23,662
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,430
|
$88.23
F CFA55,554
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,053
|
$92.72
F CFA58,382
|
|
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