Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 13.5% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 21.2% more for restaurants
|
Kigali
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,471
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,445
|
$5.00
IRR210,462
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,225
|
$0.45
IRR19,107
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF646
|
$1.08
IRR45,668
|
|
pay 22.5% less for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,382
|
$0.53
IRR22,517
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,094
|
$1.83
IRR76,984
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,639
|
$2.32
IRR97,787
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,285
|
$1.26
IRR53,074
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,004
|
$1.84
IRR77,615
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,887
|
$0.46
IRR19,221
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF715
|
$0.70
IRR29,493
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,177
|
$0.42
IRR17,765
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF662
|
$0.32
IRR13,340
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF308
|
$0.24
IRR10,200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF445
|
$0.26
IRR11,088
|
|
pay 40.2% more for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,137
|
$2.76
IRR116,024
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF33,780
|
$10.00
IRR420,925
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,315,727
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,788,325,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF16,890
|
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
|
pay 36.5% less for housing
|
Kigali
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF35,891
|
$6.79
IRR285,892
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF670,636
|
$489.72
IRR20,613,509
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF372,575
|
$339.71
IRR14,299,106
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,154
|
$11.89
IRR500,470
|
|
pay 49.6% less for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF204,668
|
$123.20
IRR5,185,796
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,164,329
|
$1,753.32
IRR73,801,546
|
|
pay 30.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,490
|
$0.80
IRR33,674
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,036
|
$1.51
IRR63,401
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,229
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF43,605
|
$19.23
IRR809,449
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF4,968
|
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF22,851
|
$36.21
IRR1,523,966
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF29,806
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,098
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,430
|
$138.01
IRR5,809,023
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,053
|
$70.09
IRR2,950,365
|
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