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St. George's vs. Kigali Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 2.3 times more expensive than Kigali.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in St. George's
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in St. George's
Transportation: pay 5.0 times more in St. George's
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in St. George's
Childcare: pay 69.2% less in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.7% more in St. George's
Clothing: pay 90.2% more in St. George's

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

St. George's vs. Kigali Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Kigali, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Kigali	St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.26 RWF4,556	$7.40 EC$20.00	+126.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.16 RWF8,606	$8.33 EC$22.50	+35.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 RWF1,249	$1.85 EC$5.00	+106.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 RWF658	$1.48 EC$4.00	+214.0%
Average			+120.7%

Kigali vs. St. George's - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Kigali	St. George's
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 RWF1,408	$1.69 EC$4.57	+67.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.26 RWF3,152	$4.32 EC$11.68	+91.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.66 RWF3,708	$14.71 EC$39.75	+453.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.67 RWF2,329	$3.95 EC$10.67	+136.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 RWF3,062	$2.60 EC$7.04	+18.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 RWF1,923	$2.48 EC$6.70	+80.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 RWF728	$0.84 EC$2.27	+60.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 RWF1,199	$0.79 EC$2.13	-8.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF675	$1.34 EC$3.63	+178.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 RWF314	$0.94 EC$2.54	+318.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 RWF454	$0.86 EC$2.33	+165.1%
Average			+142.1%

Kigali vs. St. George's - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.0 times more for transportation

	Kigali	St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 RWF6,254	$5.18 EC$14.01	+15.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.66 RWF34,422	$37.00 EC$100.00	+50.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,668.41 RWF28,853,970	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	+20.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.33 RWF17,211	$199.81 EC$540.00	+1520.7%
Average			+401.8%

Kigali vs. St. George's - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Kigali	St. George's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.20 RWF36,574	$46.87 EC$126.67	+78.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$489.52 RWF683,384	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	+18.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$271.95 RWF379,658	$289.85 EC$783.33	+6.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.04 RWF41,936	$159.51 EC$431.09	+431.0%
Average			+133.7%

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pay 69.2% less for childcare

	Kigali	St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.39 RWF208,559	$55.50 EC$150.00	-62.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,609.00 RWF13,414,565	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	-75.7%
Average			-69.2%

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pay 77.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Kigali	St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.09 RWF1,519	$2.04 EC$5.50	+87.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.22 RWF3,094	$4.44 EC$12.00	+100.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.36 RWF3,290	$1.85 EC$5.00	-21.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.83 RWF44,434	$37.00 EC$100.00	+16.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.63 RWF5,062	$11.10 EC$30.00	+206.1%
Average			+77.7%

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pay 90.2% more for clothing

	Kigali	St. George's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.68 RWF23,286	$25.90 EC$70.00	+55.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.76 RWF30,373	$44.40 EC$120.00	+104.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$26.59 RWF37,122	$42.55 EC$115.00	+60.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$31.43 RWF43,872	$75.85 EC$205.00	+141.4%
Average			+90.2%

Kigali vs. St. George's - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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