Cost of living comparison
Doha is 2.6 times more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Doha instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 37.6% more for restaurants
|
Kigali
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,531
|
$8.22
QAR29.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,559
|
$7.53
QAR27.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,242
|
$0.90
QAR3.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF654
|
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
|
pay 64.0% more for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,400
|
$1.57
QAR5.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,135
|
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,688
|
$7.99
QAR29.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,316
|
$2.55
QAR9.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,045
|
$3.84
QAR13.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,912
|
$0.86
QAR3.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF724
|
$0.71
QAR2.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,193
|
$0.67
QAR2.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF671
|
$0.61
QAR2.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF312
|
$0.43
QAR1.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF451
|
$0.56
QAR2.05
|
|
pay 11.8% more for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,219
|
$2.14
QAR7.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF34,234
|
$32.87
QAR119.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,696,267
|
$21,910.54
QAR79,555.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF17,117
|
$19.72
QAR71.60
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Kigali
|
Doha
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF36,374
|
$87.95
QAR319.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF679,648
|
$1,570.13
QAR5,700.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF377,582
|
$1,013.80
QAR3,681.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,707
|
$75.85
QAR275.41
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF207,419
|
$797.97
QAR2,897.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,341,247
|
$11,234.42
QAR40,791.07
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,510
|
$10.96
QAR39.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,077
|
$5.26
QAR19.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,272
|
$6.57
QAR23.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF44,191
|
$117.97
QAR428.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF5,034
|
$12.32
QAR44.75
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Doha
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF23,158
|
$61.12
QAR221.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF30,207
|
$55.31
QAR200.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,919
|
$96.92
QAR351.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,632
|
$94.98
QAR344.87
|
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