Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 98.2% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 75.1% more for restaurants
|
Kigali
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,471
|
$10.23
DOP616.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,445
|
$6.60
DOP397.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,225
|
$1.05
DOP63.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF646
|
$0.77
DOP46.11
|
|
pay 86.5% more for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,382
|
$1.90
DOP114.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,094
|
$3.22
DOP193.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,639
|
$4.91
DOP295.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,285
|
$2.37
DOP142.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,004
|
$2.89
DOP174.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,887
|
$1.37
DOP82.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF715
|
$0.35
DOP21.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,177
|
$1.35
DOP81.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF662
|
$0.79
DOP47.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF308
|
$0.98
DOP59.29
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF445
|
$1.09
DOP65.65
|
|
pay 82.2% more for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,137
|
$4.80
DOP289.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF33,780
|
$82.54
DOP4,973.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,315,727
|
$28,062.96
DOP1,690,860.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF16,890
|
$18.61
DOP1,121.33
|
|
pay 70.6% more for housing
|
Kigali
|
Santo Domingo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF35,891
|
$42.28
DOP2,547.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF670,636
|
$732.50
DOP44,134.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF372,575
|
$411.15
DOP24,772.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,154
|
$66.16
DOP3,986.52
|
|
pay 53.2% more for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF204,668
|
$361.79
DOP21,798.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,164,329
|
$6,176.69
DOP372,160.26
|
|
pay 70.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,490
|
$2.48
DOP149.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,036
|
$2.58
DOP155.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,229
|
$4.54
DOP273.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF43,605
|
$44.94
DOP2,707.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF4,968
|
$6.40
DOP385.42
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF22,851
|
$66.44
DOP4,003.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF29,806
|
$56.74
DOP3,419.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,430
|
$103.17
DOP6,216.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,053
|
$109.66
DOP6,607.15
|
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