Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 0.4% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 9.8% more for restaurants
|
Rabat
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MAD50.46
|
$3.26
RWF4,531
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
MAD60.55
|
$6.16
RWF8,559
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.29
|
$0.89
RWF1,242
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
MAD3.64
|
$0.47
RWF654
|
|
pay 23.2% more for groceries
|
Rabat
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
MAD4.35
|
$1.01
RWF1,400
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.52
MAD55.37
|
$2.26
RWF3,135
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.01
MAD30.18
|
$2.66
RWF3,688
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.96
|
$1.67
RWF2,316
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
MAD28.02
|
$2.19
RWF3,045
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
MAD6.87
|
$1.38
RWF1,912
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MAD6.16
|
$0.52
RWF724
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
MAD3.66
|
$0.86
RWF1,193
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MAD3.84
|
$0.48
RWF671
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.09
|
$0.22
RWF312
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.20
|
$0.33
RWF451
|
|
pay 4.0% more for transportation
|
Rabat
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MAD55.98
|
$4.48
RWF6,219
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.17
MAD252.28
|
$24.66
RWF34,234
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,227.16
MAD343,098.31
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,696,267
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
MAD69.63
|
$12.33
RWF17,117
|
|
pay 4.0% more for housing
|
Rabat
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.69
MAD377.82
|
$26.20
RWF36,374
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.93
MAD3,978.90
|
$489.52
RWF679,648
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.91
MAD2,264.56
|
$271.95
RWF377,582
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.22
MAD292.90
|
$30.04
RWF41,707
|
|
pay 46.7% more for childcare
|
Rabat
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.81
MAD1,271.18
|
$149.39
RWF207,419
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,470.70
MAD54,839.17
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,341,247
|
|
pay 21.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rabat
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
MAD40.36
|
$1.09
RWF1,510
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
MAD17.52
|
$2.22
RWF3,077
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
MAD39.86
|
$2.36
RWF3,272
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.09
MAD261.48
|
$31.83
RWF44,191
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.54
MAD65.59
|
$3.63
RWF5,034
|
|
pay 62.8% less for clothing
|
Rabat
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.04
MAD491.54
|
$16.68
RWF23,158
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.40
MAD425.01
|
$21.76
RWF30,207
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
MAD946.04
|
$26.59
RWF36,919
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.59
MAD888.02
|
$31.43
RWF43,632
|
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