Cost of living comparison

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Kigali is 40.9% cheaper than Dili.

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

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pay 43.0% less for restaurants

 
Dili
Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
 
$3.58
RWF4,883
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.75
 
$6.57
RWF8,974
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.00
 
$0.77
RWF1,056

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pay 44.4% less for groceries

 
Dili
Kigali
Bread
1 loaf
$1.98
 
$1.05
RWF1,437
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.00
 
$2.51
RWF3,431
Milk (1 gallon) $7.26
 
$3.00
RWF4,102

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pay 26.2% less for transportation

 
Dili
Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.42
 
$4.70
RWF6,415
Monthly public transit pass ?? $20.49
RWF27,977
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $22,032.66
RWF30,088,303

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pay 61.5% less for housing

 
Dili
Kigali
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$76.67
 
$27.64
RWF37,742
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $980.00
 
$508.02
RWF693,765
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $875.00
 
$309.23
RWF422,292

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pay 16.2% less for childcare

 
Dili
Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $333.33
 
$238.37
RWF325,517
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,666.67
 
$10,243.25
RWF13,988,422

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pay 43.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Dili
Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.75
 
$1.16
RWF1,584
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.67
 
$2.22
RWF3,035
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.50
 
$1.93
RWF2,639

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pay 51.6% less for clothing

 
Dili
Kigali
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$61.25
 
$21.26
RWF29,033
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.00
 
$25.12
RWF34,311
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$73.75
 
$28.02
RWF38,270

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