Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Kingston instead of Kigali, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Kigali
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,496
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,492
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,232
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF649
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Kigali
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,390
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,111
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,659
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,298
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,021
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,898
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF719
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,183
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF666
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF310
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF448
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Kigali
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,171
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF33,966
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,471,796
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF16,983
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Kigali
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF36,089
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF674,332
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF374,629
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,381
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Kigali
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF205,796
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,236,888
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,499
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,053
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,247
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF43,845
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF4,995
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Kigali
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF22,977
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF29,970
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,630
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,290
|
?? |
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