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Sarajevo vs. Kigali Cost of Living Summary

Sarajevo is 64.8% more expensive than Kigali.

Restaurants: pay 70.1% more in Sarajevo
Groceries: pay 40.1% more in Sarajevo
Transportation: pay 8.4% more in Sarajevo
Housing: pay 82.3% more in Sarajevo
Childcare: pay 14.0% less in Sarajevo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.5% more in Sarajevo
Clothing: pay 3.3 times more in Sarajevo

The cost of clothing, housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Sarajevo are more expensive than in Kigali. Notably, clothing and housing are significantly more expensive in Sarajevo.

Sarajevo vs. Kigali Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 70.1% more for restaurants

	Kigali	Sarajevo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.26 RWF4,556	$5.48 BAM10.39	+68.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.16 RWF8,606	$6.58 BAM12.47	+6.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 RWF1,249	$1.75 BAM3.31	+95.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 RWF658	$0.99 BAM1.88	+110.5%
Average			+70.1%

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pay 40.1% more for groceries

	Kigali	Sarajevo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 RWF1,408	$1.01 BAM1.91	-0.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.26 RWF3,152	$4.10 BAM7.78	+81.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.66 RWF3,708	$4.87 BAM9.23	+83.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.67 RWF2,329	$2.70 BAM5.11	+61.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 RWF3,062	$3.18 BAM6.03	+45.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 RWF1,923	$0.52 BAM0.98	-62.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 RWF728	$0.78 BAM1.49	+50.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 RWF1,199	$0.70 BAM1.32	-19.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF675	$0.87 BAM1.65	+80.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 RWF314	$0.42 BAM0.80	+87.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 RWF454	$0.43 BAM0.82	+33.6%
Average			+40.1%

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pay 8.4% more for transportation

	Kigali	Sarajevo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 RWF6,254	$5.59 BAM10.60	+24.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.66 RWF34,422	$29.46 BAM55.86	+19.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,668.41 RWF28,853,970	$25,761.68 BAM48,848.43	+24.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.33 RWF17,211	$7.95 BAM15.07	-35.5%
Average			+8.4%

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pay 82.3% more for housing

	Kigali	Sarajevo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.20 RWF36,574	$29.02 BAM55.02	+10.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$489.52 RWF683,384	$367.49 BAM696.82	-24.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$271.95 RWF379,658	$255.37 BAM484.23	-6.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.04 RWF41,936	$134.96 BAM255.91	+349.3%
Average			+82.3%

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pay 14.0% less for childcare

	Kigali	Sarajevo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.39 RWF208,559	$210.48 BAM399.10	+40.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,609.00 RWF13,414,565	$2,987.26 BAM5,664.34	-68.9%
Average			-14.0%

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pay 36.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Kigali	Sarajevo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.09 RWF1,519	$2.19 BAM4.16	+101.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.22 RWF3,094	$1.83 BAM3.47	-17.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.36 RWF3,290	$3.40 BAM6.44	+44.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.83 RWF44,434	$32.73 BAM62.05	+2.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.63 RWF5,062	$5.48 BAM10.39	+51.2%
Average			+36.5%

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pay 3.3 times more for clothing

	Kigali	Sarajevo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.68 RWF23,286	$92.27 BAM174.95	+453.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.76 RWF30,373	$30.94 BAM58.66	+42.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$26.59 RWF37,122	$87.31 BAM165.55	+228.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$31.43 RWF43,872	$93.79 BAM177.84	+198.4%
Average			+230.5%

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