Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 7.7% cheaper than Manila.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Manila, you would:
pay 1.7% more for restaurants
Manila
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.12
₱300.95
|
$3.26
RWF4,531
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₱250.79
|
$6.16
RWF8,559
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
₱51.36
|
$0.89
RWF1,242
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₱28.91
|
$0.47
RWF654
|
|
pay 42.8% less for groceries
Manila
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
₱79.54
|
$1.01
RWF1,400
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
₱312.03
|
$2.26
RWF3,135
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.79
₱399.66
|
$2.66
RWF3,688
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱122.29
|
$1.67
RWF2,316
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
₱142.33
|
$2.19
RWF3,045
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.53
|
$1.38
RWF1,912
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
₱47.30
|
$0.52
RWF724
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.55
|
$0.86
RWF1,193
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₱57.47
|
$0.48
RWF671
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
₱70.66
|
$0.22
RWF312
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱87.37
|
$0.33
RWF451
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Manila
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
₱243.65
|
$4.48
RWF6,219
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.93
₱584.13
|
$24.66
RWF34,234
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,575.45
₱1,504,731.36
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,696,267
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.67
₱156.99
|
$12.33
RWF17,117
|
|
pay 15.1% less for housing
Manila
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.80
₱1,694.74
|
$26.20
RWF36,374
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.88
₱27,586.69
|
$489.52
RWF679,648
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.44
₱13,793.37
|
$271.95
RWF377,582
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.33
₱6,255.92
|
$30.04
RWF41,707
|
|
pay 50.5% less for childcare
Manila
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.52
₱28,389.26
|
$149.39
RWF207,419
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,127.39
₱831,184.94
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,341,247
|
|
pay 27.1% less for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
₱80.25
|
$1.09
RWF1,510
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
₱158.68
|
$2.22
RWF3,077
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.07
₱180.57
|
$2.36
RWF3,272
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.61
₱2,389.33
|
$31.83
RWF44,191
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.67
₱451.42
|
$3.63
RWF5,034
|
|
pay 45.1% less for clothing
Manila
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.31
₱1,959.93
|
$16.68
RWF23,158
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.60
₱1,564.82
|
$21.76
RWF30,207
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.03
₱4,355.28
|
$26.59
RWF36,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.89
₱3,582.55
|
$31.43
RWF43,632
|
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