Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Kigali, Rwanda

Kigali vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Kigali is 25.2% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 31.2% more in Kigali
Groceries: pay 31.4% less in Kigali
Transportation: pay 20.1% less in Kigali
Housing: pay 2.3% less in Kigali
Childcare: pay 51.8% less in Kigali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.7% less in Kigali
Clothing: pay 61.5% less in Kigali

Expenses including clothing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and housing are lower in Kigali.

Kigali vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.2% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB98.33	$3.26 RWF4,700	+12.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB196.66	$6.16 RWF8,879	+5.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB20.79	$0.89 RWF1,288	+45.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.85	$0.47 RWF679	+61.6%
Average			+31.2%

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pay 31.4% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Kigali
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB51.38	$1.01 RWF1,453	-33.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB396.28	$2.26 RWF3,252	-80.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB247.04	$2.66 RWF3,826	-63.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB76.70	$1.67 RWF2,402	-26.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB44.38	$2.19 RWF3,159	+66.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB49.67	$1.38 RWF1,984	-6.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB24.52	$0.52 RWF751	-28.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB34.94	$0.86 RWF1,237	-17.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB27.16	$0.48 RWF696	-39.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB24.05	$0.22 RWF324	-68.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB21.01	$0.33 RWF468	-47.8%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 20.1% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB150.73	$4.48 RWF6,452	+0.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,327.43	$24.66 RWF35,515	-37.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,868,239.73	$20,668.41 RWF29,769,562	-62.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB349.07	$12.33 RWF17,757	+19.2%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 2.3% less for housing

	Bangkok	Kigali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB518.50	$26.20 RWF37,734	+70.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,285.06	$489.52 RWF705,069	-14.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,190.40	$271.95 RWF391,705	-9.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,272.83	$30.04 RWF43,267	-55.4%
Average			-2.3%

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pay 51.8% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,355.26	$149.39 RWF215,176	-76.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB445,289.64	$9,609.00 RWF13,840,235	-27.2%
Average			-51.8%

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pay 40.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB78.66	$1.09 RWF1,567	-53.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB87.21	$2.22 RWF3,192	-14.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB141.84	$2.36 RWF3,395	-43.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,842.35	$31.83 RWF45,844	-41.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB245.82	$3.63 RWF5,223	-50.2%
Average			-40.7%

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pay 61.5% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Kigali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,865.64	$16.68 RWF24,025	-69.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,176.03	$21.76 RWF31,336	-37.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,277.58	$26.59 RWF38,300	-72.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,109.64	$31.43 RWF45,264	-65.9%
Average			-61.5%

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