Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 10.4% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 16.8% more for restaurants
|
Kigali
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,496
|
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,492
|
$5.00
SYP12,563
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,232
|
$1.05
SYP2,638
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF649
|
$0.54
SYP1,369
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,390
|
$0.63
SYP1,588
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,111
|
$1.67
SYP4,203
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,659
|
$4.05
SYP10,163
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,298
|
$1.97
SYP4,941
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,021
|
$3.01
SYP7,557
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,898
|
$0.46
SYP1,144
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF719
|
$0.96
SYP2,424
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,183
|
$0.46
SYP1,152
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF666
|
$0.39
SYP979
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF310
|
$0.27
SYP672
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF448
|
$0.28
SYP694
|
pay 50.8% more for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,171
|
$15.92
SYP40,011
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF33,966
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,471,796
|
$18,500.00
SYP46,481,805
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF16,983
|
$11.00
SYP27,638
|
|
pay 36.1% more for housing
|
Kigali
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF36,089
|
$66.75
SYP167,711
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF674,332
|
$282.23
SYP709,121
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF374,629
|
$145.72
SYP366,128
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,381
|
$53.53
SYP134,494
|
|
pay 75.2% less for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF205,796
|
$48.33
SYP121,439
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,236,888
|
$1,650.00
SYP4,145,674
|
|
pay 15.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,499
|
$1.25
SYP3,141
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,053
|
$1.27
SYP3,203
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,247
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF43,845
|
$13.30
SYP33,417
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF4,995
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
pay 49.4% more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF22,977
|
$22.00
SYP55,276
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF29,970
|
$23.50
SYP59,044
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,630
|
$47.50
SYP119,345
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,290
|
$56.25
SYP141,330
|
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