Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 17.2% cheaper than Pretoria.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 20.9% less for restaurants
|
Pretoria
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
ZAR154.34
|
$3.26
RWF4,471
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.68
ZAR84.84
|
$6.16
RWF8,445
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
ZAR18.26
|
$0.89
RWF1,225
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ZAR14.71
|
$0.47
RWF646
|
|
pay 15.0% less for groceries
|
Pretoria
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.46
|
$1.01
RWF1,382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
ZAR66.97
|
$2.26
RWF3,094
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
ZAR89.00
|
$2.66
RWF3,639
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ZAR42.52
|
$1.67
RWF2,285
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
ZAR37.62
|
$2.19
RWF3,004
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.51
|
$1.38
RWF1,887
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.40
|
$0.52
RWF715
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.14
|
$0.86
RWF1,177
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZAR13.64
|
$0.48
RWF662
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.59
|
$0.22
RWF308
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
ZAR10.56
|
$0.33
RWF445
|
|
pay 6.2% less for transportation
|
Pretoria
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZAR91.57
|
$4.48
RWF6,137
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.32
ZAR1,183.29
|
$24.66
RWF33,780
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,084.78
ZAR345,726.69
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,315,727
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.78
ZAR158.97
|
$12.33
RWF16,890
|
|
pay 27.2% less for housing
|
Pretoria
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.13
ZAR708.88
|
$26.20
RWF35,891
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$416.34
ZAR7,542.19
|
$489.52
RWF670,636
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.25
ZAR6,870.21
|
$271.95
RWF372,575
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.03
ZAR1,558.45
|
$30.04
RWF41,154
|
|
pay 34.6% more for childcare
|
Pretoria
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.65
ZAR3,924.70
|
$149.39
RWF204,668
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.41
ZAR86,960.85
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,164,329
|
|
pay 24.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Pretoria
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
ZAR43.22
|
$1.09
RWF1,490
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
ZAR36.15
|
$2.22
RWF3,036
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR53.51
|
$2.36
RWF3,229
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.21
ZAR619.73
|
$31.83
RWF43,605
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
ZAR141.48
|
$3.63
RWF4,968
|
|
pay 60.6% less for clothing
|
Pretoria
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.09
ZAR889.22
|
$16.68
RWF22,851
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.65
ZAR627.66
|
$21.76
RWF29,806
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
ZAR1,672.04
|
$26.59
RWF36,430
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.31
ZAR1,780.87
|
$31.43
RWF43,053
|
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