Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 51.4% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 67.2% less for restaurants
Vienna
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.94
|
$3.58
RWF4,883
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
$6.57
RWF8,974
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.59
|
$0.77
RWF1,056
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.26
|
$0.52
RWF704
|
|
pay 54.2% less for groceries
Vienna
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.75
€2.53
|
$1.05
RWF1,437
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.56
€7.87
|
$2.51
RWF3,431
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.59
|
$3.00
RWF4,102
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
€4.28
|
$1.63
RWF2,221
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.36
€5.85
|
$2.26
RWF3,086
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.14
|
$1.53
RWF2,087
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$0.49
RWF664
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$0.90
RWF1,227
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
€2.00
|
$0.50
RWF682
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.83
|
$0.22
RWF306
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.29
RWF397
|
|
pay 37.7% less for transportation
Vienna
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.69
€6.15
|
$4.70
RWF6,415
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.44
€47.31
|
$20.49
RWF27,977
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,126.94
€26,784.64
|
$22,032.66
RWF30,088,303
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.28
€16.81
|
$11.60
RWF15,836
|
|
pay 55.4% less for housing
Vienna
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.68
€31.89
|
$27.64
RWF37,742
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.25
€997.05
|
$508.02
RWF693,765
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$798.73
€734.50
|
$309.23
RWF422,292
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$239.11
€219.88
|
$31.53
RWF43,057
|
|
pay 20.1% less for childcare
Vienna
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$264.10
€242.86
|
$238.37
RWF325,517
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,747.24
€13,561.31
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,988,422
|
|
pay 59.4% less for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.48
|
$1.16
RWF1,584
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
€3.70
|
$2.22
RWF3,035
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€5.98
|
$1.93
RWF2,639
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€40.43
|
$30.92
RWF42,229
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$3.09
RWF4,223
|
|
pay 65.8% less for clothing
Vienna
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.40
€93.25
|
$21.26
RWF29,033
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
€40.38
|
$25.12
RWF34,311
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.61
€87.92
|
$28.02
RWF38,270
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.29
€111.54
|
$35.75
RWF48,828
|
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