Cost of living comparison

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Kigali is 55.0% cheaper than Vienna.

If you lived in Kigali instead of Vienna, you would:

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pay 67.5% less for restaurants

 
Vienna
Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€15.25
$3.26
RWF4,496
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€10.16
$6.16
RWF8,492
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.77
€2.62
$0.89
RWF1,232

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pay 54.7% less for groceries

 
Vienna
Kigali
Bread
1 loaf
$2.91
€2.76
$1.01
RWF1,390
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.18
€7.76
$2.26
RWF3,111
Milk (1 gallon) $5.99
€5.68
$2.66
RWF3,659

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pay 32.5% less for transportation

 
Vienna
Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.58
€6.24
$4.48
RWF6,171
Monthly public transit pass $41.80
€39.64
$24.66
RWF33,966
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,753.31
€26,320.18
$20,668.41
RWF28,471,796

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pay 59.6% less for housing

 
Vienna
Kigali
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$36.56
€34.67
$26.20
RWF36,089
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,107.49
€1,050.30
$489.52
RWF674,332
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $808.26
€766.52
$271.95
RWF374,629

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pay 42.0% less for childcare

 
Vienna
Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $273.73
€259.59
$149.39
RWF205,796
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,621.84
€14,815.16
$9,609.00
RWF13,236,888

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pay 58.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Vienna
Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.36
€5.08
$1.09
RWF1,499
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.21
€4.00
$2.22
RWF3,053
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.75
€6.40
$2.36
RWF3,247

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pay 70.2% less for clothing

 
Vienna
Kigali
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$104.52
€99.12
$16.68
RWF22,977
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.69
€41.44
$21.76
RWF29,970
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$95.42
€90.49
$26.59
RWF36,630

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