Cost of living comparison

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Monaco vs. Kigali Cost of Living Summary

Monaco is 7.4 times more expensive than Kigali.

Restaurants
pay 7.2 times more in Monaco
Groceries
pay 3.2 times more in Monaco
Transportation
pay 68.9% more in Monaco
Housing
pay 12.6 times more in Monaco
Childcare
pay 9.2 times more in Monaco
Entertainment and Sports
pay 7.3 times more in Monaco
Clothing
pay 10.5 times more in Monaco

The cost of housing, clothing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Monaco are more expensive than in Kigali. Notably, housing, clothing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Monaco.

Monaco vs. Kigali Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Monaco instead of Kigali, you would:

pay 7.2 times more for restaurants

 
Kigali
Monaco
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.26
RWF4,556
$20.90
€20.27
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.16
RWF8,606
$12.33
€11.95
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.89
RWF1,249
$4.67
€4.53

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pay 3.2 times more for groceries

 
Kigali
Monaco
Bread
1 loaf
$1.01
RWF1,408
$6.56
€6.37
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.26
RWF3,152
$8.04
€7.80
Milk (1 gallon) $2.66
RWF3,708
$7.10
€6.89

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pay 68.9% more for transportation

 
Kigali
Monaco
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.48
RWF6,254
$8.55
€8.29
Monthly public transit pass $24.66
RWF34,422
$23.58
€22.87
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,668.41
RWF28,853,970
$46,276.05
€44,878.10

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pay 12.6 times more for housing

 
Kigali
Monaco
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$26.20
RWF36,574
$61.09
€59.25
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $489.52
RWF683,384
$8,084.96
€7,840.73
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $271.95
RWF379,658
$6,430.58
€6,236.32

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pay 9.2 times more for childcare

 
Kigali
Monaco
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $149.39
RWF208,559
$2,089.94
€2,026.80
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,609.00
RWF13,414,565
$42,736.55
€41,445.53

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pay 7.3 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Kigali
Monaco
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.09
RWF1,519
$8.57
€8.32
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.22
RWF3,094
$6.62
€6.42
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.36
RWF3,290
$13.40
€12.99

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pay 10.5 times more for clothing

 
Kigali
Monaco
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$16.68
RWF23,286
$174.43
€169.16
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$21.76
RWF30,373
$75.29
€73.02
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$26.59
RWF37,122
$219.18
€212.55

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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