Cost of living comparison

 George Town, Cayman Islands
compared to
 Kigali, Rwanda
Kigali vs. George Town Cost of Living Summary
Kigali vs. George Town Cost Breakdown

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

pay 77.4% less for restaurants

 
George Town
Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $29.82
KYD24.84
$3.26
RWF4,613
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$15.51
KYD12.92
$6.16
RWF8,713
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.80
KYD3.17
$0.89
RWF1,264

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pay 78.2% less for groceries

 
George Town
Kigali
Bread
1 loaf
$4.97
KYD4.14
$1.01
RWF1,426
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.42
KYD5.35
$2.26
RWF3,192
Milk (1 gallon) $11.63
KYD9.68
$2.66
RWF3,755

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pay 44.5% less for transportation

 
George Town
Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.65
KYD5.54
$4.48
RWF6,332
Monthly public transit pass $29.82
KYD24.84
$24.66
RWF34,853
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $38,771.25
KYD32,291.84
$20,668.41
RWF29,215,189

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pay 84.8% less for housing

 
George Town
Kigali
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$111.36
KYD92.75
$26.20
RWF37,032
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,931.28
KYD2,441.40
$489.52
RWF691,939
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,539.30
KYD2,114.94
$271.95
RWF384,410

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pay 76.2% less for childcare

 
George Town
Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,601.98
KYD1,334.26
$149.39
RWF211,169
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $25,183.42
KYD20,974.79
$9,609.00
RWF13,582,500

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pay 75.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
George Town
Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.75
KYD6.46
$1.09
RWF1,538
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.63
KYD5.52
$2.22
RWF3,132
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.12
KYD10.93
$2.36
RWF3,332

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pay 77.0% less for clothing

 
George Town
Kigali
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.47
KYD74.52
$16.68
RWF23,577
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$70.09
KYD58.37
$21.76
RWF30,753
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$128.24
KYD106.81
$26.59
RWF37,587

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