Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 2.2 times more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 97.4% more for restaurants
|
Kigali
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,531
|
$11.88
GYD2,475.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,559
|
$8.55
GYD1,782.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,242
|
$1.21
GYD252.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF654
|
$0.71
GYD148.52
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,400
|
$2.01
GYD417.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,135
|
$5.36
GYD1,116.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,688
|
$12.31
GYD2,565.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,316
|
$3.41
GYD709.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,045
|
$2.63
GYD547.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,912
|
$1.78
GYD371.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF724
|
$1.20
GYD250.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,193
|
$1.70
GYD353.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF671
|
$2.05
GYD426.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF312
|
$0.71
GYD147.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF451
|
$0.93
GYD194.03
|
|
pay 29.0% more for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,219
|
$4.00
GYD833.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF34,234
|
$28.51
GYD5,940.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,696,267
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,267,488.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF17,117
|
$28.99
GYD6,039.90
|
|
pay 66.5% more for housing
|
Kigali
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF36,374
|
$61.18
GYD12,748.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF679,648
|
$617.07
GYD128,583.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF377,582
|
$281.14
GYD58,583.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,707
|
$61.00
GYD12,711.03
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF207,419
|
$876.83
GYD182,711.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,341,247
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,839,749.86
|
|
pay 50.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,510
|
$2.14
GYD445.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,077
|
$3.88
GYD808.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,272
|
$2.19
GYD455.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF44,191
|
$38.81
GYD8,086.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF5,034
|
$5.94
GYD1,237.69
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF23,158
|
$38.01
GYD7,921.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF30,207
|
$52.27
GYD10,891.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,919
|
$83.63
GYD17,426.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,632
|
$80.78
GYD16,832.52
|
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