Cost of living comparison
Kigali is 55.0% cheaper than Vienna.
- Restaurants
-
pay 67.5% less in Kigali
- Groceries
-
pay 54.7% less in Kigali
- Transportation
-
pay 32.5% less in Kigali
- Housing
-
pay 59.6% less in Kigali
- Childcare
-
pay 42.0% less in Kigali
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 58.8% less in Kigali
- Clothing
-
pay 70.2% less in Kigali
Expenses including clothing, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare are lower in Kigali.
If you lived in Kigali instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 67.5% less for restaurants
Vienna
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.65
|
$3.26
RWF4,690
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.10
|
$6.16
RWF8,858
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.35
|
$0.89
RWF1,285
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
€2.00
|
$0.47
RWF677
|
|
pay 54.7% less for groceries
Vienna
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
€2.47
|
$1.01
RWF1,450
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.18
€6.95
|
$2.26
RWF3,245
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.09
|
$2.66
RWF3,817
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.47
€3.79
|
$1.67
RWF2,397
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.34
€5.38
|
$2.19
RWF3,151
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€0.99
|
$1.38
RWF1,980
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.86
|
$0.52
RWF750
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.20
|
$0.86
RWF1,234
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.67
|
$0.48
RWF695
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.74
|
$0.22
RWF323
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.73
|
$0.33
RWF467
|
|
pay 32.5% less for transportation
Vienna
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.58
€5.58
|
$4.48
RWF6,437
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.80
€35.49
|
$24.66
RWF35,434
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,753.31
€23,562.33
|
$20,668.41
RWF29,702,033
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€15.29
|
$12.33
RWF17,717
|
|
pay 59.6% less for housing
Vienna
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.56
€31.04
|
$26.20
RWF37,649
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,107.49
€940.25
|
$489.52
RWF703,469
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$808.26
€686.20
|
$271.95
RWF390,816
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.03
€207.18
|
$30.04
RWF43,169
|
|
pay 42.0% less for childcare
Vienna
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.73
€232.39
|
$149.39
RWF214,688
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,621.84
€13,262.82
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,808,840
|
|
pay 58.8% less for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.55
|
$1.09
RWF1,563
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€3.58
|
$2.22
RWF3,184
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.75
€5.73
|
$2.36
RWF3,387
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.46
€38.60
|
$31.83
RWF45,740
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€10.92
|
$3.63
RWF5,211
|
|
pay 70.2% less for clothing
Vienna
|
Kigali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.52
€88.73
|
$16.68
RWF23,970
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.69
€37.10
|
$21.76
RWF31,265
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.42
€81.01
|
$26.59
RWF38,213
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.09
€104.50
|
$31.43
RWF45,161
|
|
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