Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 28.8% cheaper than Tirana.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 46.4% less for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL1,016
|
$3.26
RWF4,496
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL812
|
$6.16
RWF8,492
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$0.89
RWF1,232
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$0.47
RWF649
|
|
pay 29.9% less for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL93
|
$1.01
RWF1,390
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL587
|
$2.26
RWF3,111
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL706
|
$2.66
RWF3,659
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL334
|
$1.67
RWF2,298
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL329
|
$2.19
RWF3,021
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL69
|
$1.38
RWF1,898
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL107
|
$0.52
RWF719
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$0.86
RWF1,183
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL81
|
$0.48
RWF666
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.22
RWF310
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL56
|
$0.33
RWF448
|
|
pay 22.4% less for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL730
|
$4.48
RWF6,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,625
|
$24.66
RWF33,966
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,741,870
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,471,796
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,742
|
$12.33
RWF16,983
|
|
pay 17.4% less for housing
|
Tirana
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,694
|
$26.20
RWF36,089
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL55,341
|
$489.52
RWF674,332
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,381
|
$271.95
RWF374,629
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,258
|
$30.04
RWF41,381
|
|
pay 18.4% more for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL23,940
|
$149.39
RWF205,796
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL500,096
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,236,888
|
|
pay 33.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL254
|
$1.09
RWF1,499
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL172
|
$2.22
RWF3,053
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL355
|
$2.36
RWF3,247
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,362
|
$31.83
RWF43,845
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL812
|
$3.63
RWF4,995
|
|
pay 69.7% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL5,986
|
$16.68
RWF22,977
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,444
|
$21.76
RWF29,970
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,316
|
$26.59
RWF36,630
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,471
|
$31.43
RWF43,290
|
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