Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 14.7% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 16.1% more for restaurants
|
Rabat
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
MAD36.79
|
$3.58
RWF4,883
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MAD58.87
|
$6.57
RWF8,974
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.23
|
$0.77
RWF1,056
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
MAD3.68
|
$0.52
RWF704
|
|
pay 35.2% more for groceries
|
Rabat
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
MAD5.00
|
$1.05
RWF1,437
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
MAD46.60
|
$2.51
RWF3,431
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
MAD29.99
|
$3.00
RWF4,102
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.57
|
$1.63
RWF2,221
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
MAD26.15
|
$2.26
RWF3,086
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MAD6.35
|
$1.53
RWF2,087
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
MAD5.53
|
$0.49
RWF664
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.92
|
$0.90
RWF1,227
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MAD3.41
|
$0.50
RWF682
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MAD2.77
|
$0.22
RWF306
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.69
|
$0.29
RWF397
|
|
pay 3.2% less for transportation
|
Rabat
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
MAD57.05
|
$4.70
RWF6,415
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.99
MAD245.28
|
$20.49
RWF27,977
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,988.52
MAD264,907.40
|
$22,032.66
RWF30,088,303
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.12
MAD79.67
|
$11.60
RWF15,836
|
|
pay 1.9% more for housing
|
Rabat
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
MAD400.63
|
$27.64
RWF37,742
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.37
MAD4,047.62
|
$508.02
RWF693,765
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.16
MAD2,563.44
|
$309.23
RWF422,292
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.04
MAD314.49
|
$31.53
RWF43,057
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Rabat
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.41
MAD1,329.11
|
$238.37
RWF325,517
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,362.57
MAD33,005.50
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,988,422
|
|
pay 25.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rabat
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
MAD39.25
|
$1.16
RWF1,584
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
MAD17.05
|
$2.22
RWF3,035
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
MAD38.26
|
$1.93
RWF2,639
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.24
MAD257.54
|
$30.92
RWF42,229
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
MAD63.77
|
$3.09
RWF4,223
|
|
pay 61.8% less for clothing
|
Rabat
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
MAD629.70
|
$21.26
RWF29,033
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.23
MAD453.78
|
$25.12
RWF34,311
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.91
MAD921.79
|
$28.02
RWF38,270
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
MAD986.93
|
$35.75
RWF48,828
|
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