Cost of living comparison
George Town is 4.8 times more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in George Town instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
|
Kigali
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,883
|
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,974
|
$15.00
KYD12.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,056
|
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF704
|
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for groceries
|
Kigali
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,437
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,431
|
$6.58
KYD5.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF4,102
|
$12.11
KYD10.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,221
|
$8.61
KYD7.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF3,086
|
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF2,087
|
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF664
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,227
|
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF682
|
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF306
|
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF397
|
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Kigali
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,415
|
$6.98
KYD5.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF27,977
|
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF30,088,303
|
$39,004.13
KYD32,464.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,836
|
$72.01
KYD59.93
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for housing
|
Kigali
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF37,742
|
$114.70
KYD95.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF693,765
|
$2,700.29
KYD2,247.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF422,292
|
$2,228.81
KYD1,855.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF43,057
|
$317.39
KYD264.17
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Kigali
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF325,517
|
$1,400.15
KYD1,165.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,988,422
|
$24,778.63
KYD20,623.99
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,584
|
$7.20
KYD5.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,035
|
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,639
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF42,229
|
$73.67
KYD61.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,223
|
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF29,033
|
$85.51
KYD71.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF34,311
|
$112.01
KYD93.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF38,270
|
$132.97
KYD110.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF48,828
|
$163.52
KYD136.10
|
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