Cost of living comparison

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Kigali vs. Cockburn Town Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kigali instead of Cockburn Town, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Cockburn Town
Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $3.26
RWF4,600
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $6.16
RWF8,690
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.89
RWF1,261

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Cockburn Town
Kigali
Bread
1 loaf
?? $1.01
RWF1,422
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $2.26
RWF3,183
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $2.66
RWF3,745

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Cockburn Town
Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.48
RWF6,315
Monthly public transit pass ?? $24.66
RWF34,759
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $20,668.41
RWF29,135,839

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Cockburn Town
Kigali
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $26.20
RWF36,931
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $489.52
RWF690,059
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $271.95
RWF383,366

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Cockburn Town
Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $149.39
RWF210,596
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $9,609.00
RWF13,545,609

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Cockburn Town
Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $1.09
RWF1,533
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $2.22
RWF3,124
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $2.36
RWF3,323

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Cockburn Town
Kigali
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $16.68
RWF23,513
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $21.76
RWF30,669
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $26.59
RWF37,485

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