Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 2.1 times more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 31.8% more for restaurants
|
Kigali
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,496
|
$6.18
NT$200.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,492
|
$5.01
NT$162.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,232
|
$1.00
NT$32.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF649
|
$0.68
NT$22.06
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,390
|
$1.86
NT$60.36
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,111
|
$8.37
NT$271.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,659
|
$10.77
NT$349.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,298
|
$2.72
NT$88.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,021
|
$4.37
NT$141.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,898
|
$2.06
NT$66.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF719
|
$1.01
NT$32.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,183
|
$1.25
NT$40.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF666
|
$1.56
NT$50.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF310
|
$1.30
NT$42.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF448
|
$1.11
NT$36.05
|
|
pay 18.1% more for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,171
|
$3.68
NT$119.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF33,966
|
$37.10
NT$1,204.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,471,796
|
$34,750.62
NT$1,128,588.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF16,983
|
$8.81
NT$286.16
|
|
pay 50.9% more for housing
|
Kigali
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF36,089
|
$24.04
NT$780.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF674,332
|
$630.95
NT$20,491.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF374,629
|
$465.35
NT$15,113.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,381
|
$63.62
NT$2,066.19
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF205,796
|
$610.09
NT$19,813.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,236,888
|
$18,275.33
NT$593,524.35
|
|
pay 85.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,499
|
$2.63
NT$85.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,053
|
$3.05
NT$98.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,247
|
$3.71
NT$120.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF43,845
|
$38.32
NT$1,244.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF4,995
|
$9.89
NT$321.31
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF22,977
|
$56.02
NT$1,819.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF29,970
|
$31.15
NT$1,011.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,630
|
$85.26
NT$2,768.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,290
|
$103.43
NT$3,359.11
|
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