Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 6.5% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 5.6% less for restaurants
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Minsk
|
Kigali
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.11
BYN29.85
|
$3.26
RWF4,471
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.16
BYN16.91
|
$6.16
RWF8,445
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BYN2.42
|
$0.89
RWF1,225
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
BYN1.52
|
$0.47
RWF646
|
|
pay 21.9% more for groceries
|
Minsk
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
BYN1.84
|
$1.01
RWF1,382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
BYN10.01
|
$2.26
RWF3,094
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.10
|
$2.66
RWF3,639
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
BYN4.21
|
$1.67
RWF2,285
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
BYN5.71
|
$2.19
RWF3,004
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
BYN1.64
|
$1.38
RWF1,887
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.44
|
$0.52
RWF715
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BYN2.55
|
$0.86
RWF1,177
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
BYN3.21
|
$0.48
RWF662
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BYN0.63
|
$0.22
RWF308
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
BYN0.93
|
$0.33
RWF445
|
|
pay 92.1% more for transportation
|
Minsk
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.80
BYN9.16
|
$4.48
RWF6,137
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.51
BYN50.79
|
$24.66
RWF33,780
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,466.62
BYN57,205.44
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,315,727
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.72
BYN12.20
|
$12.33
RWF16,890
|
|
pay 29.7% more for housing
|
Minsk
|
Kigali
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.42
BYN34.13
|
$26.20
RWF35,891
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.79
BYN1,535.36
|
$489.52
RWF670,636
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.22
BYN979.98
|
$271.95
RWF372,575
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.67
BYN136.46
|
$30.04
RWF41,154
|
|
pay 28.3% less for childcare
|
Minsk
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.24
BYN986.59
|
$149.39
RWF204,668
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,252.74
BYN33,579.06
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,164,329
|
|
pay 3.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Minsk
|
Kigali
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
BYN4.69
|
$1.09
RWF1,490
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
BYN5.52
|
$2.22
RWF3,036
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
BYN5.97
|
$2.36
RWF3,229
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.67
BYN103.72
|
$31.83
RWF43,605
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
BYN14.92
|
$3.63
RWF4,968
|
|
pay 67.6% less for clothing
|
Minsk
|
Kigali
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.57
BYN204.94
|
$16.68
RWF22,851
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
BYN155.24
|
$21.76
RWF29,806
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.39
BYN348.43
|
$26.59
RWF36,430
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
BYN320.36
|
$31.43
RWF43,053
|
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