Cost of living comparison
Quito is 55.4% more expensive than Kigali.
- Restaurants
-
pay 38.1% more in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 44.9% more in Quito
- Transportation
-
pay 13.2% less in Quito
- Housing
-
pay 12.3% more in Quito
- Childcare
-
pay 34.1% more in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 96.7% more in Quito
- Clothing
-
pay 2.7 times more in Quito
The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, childcare, and housing in Quito are more expensive than in Kigali. Notably, clothing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Quito.
If you lived in Quito instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 38.1% more for restaurants
|
Kigali
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,700
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,879
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,288
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF679
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 44.9% more for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,453
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,252
|
$4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,826
|
$4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,402
|
$2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,159
|
$3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,984
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF751
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,237
|
$0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF696
|
$0.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF324
|
$0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF468
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 13.2% less for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,452
|
$2.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF35,515
|
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF29,769,562
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF17,757
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 12.3% more for housing
|
Kigali
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF37,734
|
$31.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF705,069
|
$451.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF391,705
|
$362.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF43,267
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 34.1% more for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF215,176
|
$288.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,840,235
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 96.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,567
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,192
|
$2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,395
|
$7.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF45,844
|
$37.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF5,223
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF24,025
|
$43.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF31,336
|
$44.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF38,300
|
$97.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF45,264
|
$83.12
|
|
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