Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 6.7% cheaper than Skopje.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Skopje, you would:
pay 35.2% less for restaurants
|
Skopje
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.26
MKD365.76
|
$3.26
RWF4,496
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
MKD304.97
|
$6.16
RWF8,492
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
MKD102.83
|
$0.89
RWF1,232
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MKD71.97
|
$0.47
RWF649
|
|
pay 4.4% more for groceries
|
Skopje
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD39.16
|
$1.01
RWF1,390
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
MKD231.03
|
$2.26
RWF3,111
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MKD261.51
|
$2.66
RWF3,659
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MKD123.49
|
$1.67
RWF2,298
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
MKD215.18
|
$2.19
RWF3,021
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD26.16
|
$1.38
RWF1,898
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD34.09
|
$0.52
RWF719
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
MKD33.25
|
$0.86
RWF1,183
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MKD45.72
|
$0.48
RWF666
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
MKD21.45
|
$0.22
RWF310
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MKD26.39
|
$0.33
RWF448
|
|
pay 13.0% more for transportation
|
Skopje
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.40
MKD315.72
|
$4.48
RWF6,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.10
MKD1,524.83
|
$24.66
RWF33,966
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,317.20
MKD1,829,793.68
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,471,796
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.92
MKD345.63
|
$12.33
RWF16,983
|
|
pay 3.3% more for housing
|
Skopje
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.44
MKD1,077.63
|
$26.20
RWF36,089
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
MKD20,624.71
|
$489.52
RWF674,332
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$260.84
MKD15,240.57
|
$271.95
RWF374,629
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.30
MKD6,269.59
|
$30.04
RWF41,381
|
|
pay 48.7% more for childcare
|
Skopje
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$290.93
MKD16,998.36
|
$149.39
RWF205,796
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,908.39
MKD228,358.70
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,236,888
|
|
pay 20.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Skopje
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.09
MKD121.99
|
$1.09
RWF1,499
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.96
MKD114.52
|
$2.22
RWF3,053
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
MKD162.65
|
$2.36
RWF3,247
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.08
MKD2,049.37
|
$31.83
RWF43,845
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.09
MKD355.79
|
$3.63
RWF4,995
|
|
pay 61.0% less for clothing
|
Skopje
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.70
MKD3,488.29
|
$16.68
RWF22,977
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MKD2,033.10
|
$21.76
RWF29,970
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.25
MKD4,805.52
|
$26.59
RWF36,630
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.90
MKD5,544.83
|
$31.43
RWF43,290
|
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