Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 2.7% cheaper than Kigali.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 3.8% more for restaurants
|
Kigali
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,883
|
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,974
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,056
|
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF704
|
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
|
pay 10.7% less for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,437
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,431
|
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF4,102
|
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,221
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF3,086
|
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF2,087
|
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF664
|
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,227
|
$0.33
SYP826
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF682
|
$0.32
SYP811
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF306
|
$0.25
SYP638
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF397
|
$0.20
SYP499
|
|
pay 31.5% more for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,415
|
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF27,977
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF30,088,303
|
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,836
|
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
|
pay 13.4% more for housing
|
Kigali
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF37,742
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF693,765
|
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF422,292
|
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF43,057
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
|
pay 83.8% less for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF325,517
|
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,988,422
|
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
|
pay 5.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,584
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,035
|
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,639
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF42,229
|
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,223
|
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
|
pay 32.7% more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF29,033
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF34,311
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF38,270
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF48,828
|
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
|
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