Cost of living comparison
Kuwait City is 88.2% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 48.5% more for restaurants
|
Kigali
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,531
|
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,559
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,242
|
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF654
|
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
|
pay 38.0% more for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,400
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,135
|
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,688
|
$5.77
KWD1.780
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,316
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,045
|
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,912
|
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF724
|
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,193
|
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF671
|
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF312
|
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF451
|
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 42.7% more for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,219
|
$1.28
KWD0.400
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF34,234
|
$48.77
KWD15.010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,696,267
|
$22,111.30
KWD6,805.570
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF17,117
|
$29.26
KWD9.010
|
|
pay 67.4% more for housing
|
Kigali
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF36,374
|
$26.66
KWD8.210
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF679,648
|
$879.86
KWD270.810
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF377,582
|
$681.04
KWD209.620
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,707
|
$41.34
KWD12.720
|
|
pay 91.6% more for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Kuwait City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF207,419
|
$464.57
KWD142.990
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,341,247
|
$6,942.30
KWD2,136.750
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,510
|
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,077
|
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,272
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF44,191
|
$113.29
KWD34.870
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF5,034
|
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Kuwait City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF23,158
|
$42.27
KWD13.010
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF30,207
|
$51.44
KWD15.830
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,919
|
$93.02
KWD28.630
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,632
|
$94.84
KWD29.190
|
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