Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 44.4% more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 21.4% more for restaurants
|
Tunis
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
TND12.200
|
$3.26
RWF4,531
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.81
TND15.260
|
$6.16
RWF8,559
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TND2.120
|
$0.89
RWF1,242
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
TND1.080
|
$0.47
RWF654
|
|
pay 61.4% more for groceries
|
Tunis
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$1.01
RWF1,400
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
TND15.390
|
$2.26
RWF3,135
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.450
|
$2.66
RWF3,688
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
TND4.920
|
$1.67
RWF2,316
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TND8.590
|
$2.19
RWF3,045
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
TND2.740
|
$1.38
RWF1,912
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.900
|
$0.52
RWF724
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
TND1.590
|
$0.86
RWF1,193
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
TND0.980
|
$0.48
RWF671
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.880
|
$0.22
RWF312
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
TND0.820
|
$0.33
RWF451
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Tunis
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
TND9.710
|
$4.48
RWF6,219
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.22
TND35.600
|
$24.66
RWF34,234
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,454.35
TND122,043.310
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,696,267
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.60
TND8.240
|
$12.33
RWF17,117
|
|
pay 34.9% more for housing
|
Tunis
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.62
TND71.790
|
$26.20
RWF36,374
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.97
TND809.200
|
$489.52
RWF679,648
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.18
TND552.810
|
$271.95
RWF377,582
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.70
TND126.000
|
$30.04
RWF41,707
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Tunis
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.37
TND309.020
|
$149.39
RWF207,419
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,244.15
TND10,296.020
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,341,247
|
|
pay 7.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunis
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
TND5.850
|
$1.09
RWF1,510
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.97
TND3.080
|
$2.22
RWF3,077
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND10.170
|
$2.36
RWF3,272
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.98
TND98.310
|
$31.83
RWF44,191
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
TND15.260
|
$3.63
RWF5,034
|
|
pay 63.3% less for clothing
|
Tunis
|
Kigali
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
TND146.560
|
$16.68
RWF23,158
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.28
TND169.090
|
$21.76
RWF30,207
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
TND293.370
|
$26.59
RWF36,919
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.23
TND241.950
|
$31.43
RWF43,632
|
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