Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Kigali instead of Sana'a, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Sana'a
|
Kigali
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||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$3.26
RWF4,471
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.16
RWF8,445
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.89
RWF1,225
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.47
RWF646
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Sana'a
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.01
RWF1,382
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.26
RWF3,094
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.66
RWF3,639
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.67
RWF2,285
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.19
RWF3,004
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.38
RWF1,887
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.52
RWF715
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.86
RWF1,177
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
RWF662
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.22
RWF308
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.33
RWF445
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Sana'a
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.48
RWF6,137
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.66
RWF33,780
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,668.41
RWF28,315,727
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.33
RWF16,890
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Sana'a
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$26.20
RWF35,891
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$489.52
RWF670,636
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$271.95
RWF372,575
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$30.04
RWF41,154
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sana'a
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$149.39
RWF204,668
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,609.00
RWF13,164,329
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Sana'a
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.09
RWF1,490
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.22
RWF3,036
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.36
RWF3,229
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$31.83
RWF43,605
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.63
RWF4,968
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sana'a
|
Kigali
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$16.68
RWF22,851
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$21.76
RWF29,806
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$26.59
RWF36,430
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$31.43
RWF43,053
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