Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 77.6% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 46.8% more for restaurants
|
Kigali
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,531
|
$9.19
RUB945.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,559
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,242
|
$1.07
RUB110.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF654
|
$0.49
RUB49.95
|
|
pay 12.8% more for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,400
|
$0.62
RUB63.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,135
|
$4.41
RUB453.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,688
|
$3.57
RUB367.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,316
|
$1.52
RUB156.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,045
|
$1.99
RUB204.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,912
|
$0.68
RUB69.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF724
|
$0.67
RUB68.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,193
|
$0.72
RUB73.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF671
|
$1.12
RUB115.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF312
|
$0.25
RUB25.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF451
|
$0.21
RUB21.54
|
|
pay 9.8% less for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,219
|
$2.22
RUB228.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF34,234
|
$28.58
RUB2,942.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,696,267
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,152,386.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF17,117
|
$5.82
RUB598.95
|
|
pay 80.9% more for housing
|
Kigali
|
Moscow
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF36,374
|
$6.38
RUB656.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF679,648
|
$960.52
RUB98,881.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF377,582
|
$583.26
RUB60,044.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,707
|
$86.66
RUB8,921.22
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF207,419
|
$466.53
RUB48,027.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,341,247
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,072,026.59
|
|
pay 48.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,510
|
$3.06
RUB315.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,077
|
$2.52
RUB259.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,272
|
$2.45
RUB252.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF44,191
|
$32.34
RUB3,329.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF5,034
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF23,158
|
$81.16
RUB8,354.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF30,207
|
$42.31
RUB4,355.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,919
|
$108.95
RUB11,216.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,632
|
$101.97
RUB10,497.36
|
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