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Kigali vs. Kingstown Cost of Living Summary

Kigali is 44.1% cheaper than Kingstown.

Restaurants: pay 56.3% less in Kigali
Groceries: pay 59.9% less in Kigali
Transportation: pay 53.6% less in Kigali
Housing: pay 13.2% less in Kigali
Childcare: pay 19.3% less in Kigali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.0% less in Kigali
Clothing: pay 75.7% less in Kigali

Expenses including clothing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Kigali.

Kigali vs. Kingstown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.3% less for restaurants

	Kingstown	Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$3.26 RWF4,556	-55.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$6.16 RWF8,606	-44.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$0.89 RWF1,249	-51.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 EC$4.75	$0.47 RWF658	-73.2%
Average			-56.3%

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pay 59.9% less for groceries

	Kingstown	Kigali
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.01 RWF1,408	-45.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.26 EC$19.61	$2.26 RWF3,152	-68.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.14 EC$32.81	$2.66 RWF3,708	-78.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.60 EC$12.44	$1.67 RWF2,329	-63.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.98 EC$5.36	$2.19 RWF3,062	+10.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.76 EC$10.17	$1.38 RWF1,923	-63.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 EC$2.33	$0.52 RWF728	-39.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.18 EC$11.30	$0.86 RWF1,199	-79.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 EC$4.54	$0.48 RWF675	-71.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 EC$4.31	$0.22 RWF314	-85.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.23 EC$3.33	$0.33 RWF454	-73.6%
Average			-59.9%

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pay 53.6% less for transportation

	Kingstown	Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$14.57 EC$39.38	$4.48 RWF6,254	-69.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$59.20 EC$160.00	$24.66 RWF34,422	-58.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,376.83 EC$87,500.00	$20,668.41 RWF28,853,970	-36.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.98 EC$67.50	$12.33 RWF17,211	-50.6%
Average			-53.6%

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pay 13.2% less for housing

	Kingstown	Kigali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.50 EC$150.00	$26.20 RWF36,574	-52.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$296.02 EC$800.00	$489.52 RWF683,384	+65.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$296.02 EC$800.00	$271.95 RWF379,658	-8.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.74 EC$191.18	$30.04 RWF41,936	-57.5%
Average			-13.2%

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pay 19.3% less for childcare

	Kingstown	Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$185.01 EC$500.00	$149.39 RWF208,559	-19.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$9,609.00 RWF13,414,565
Average			-19.3%

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pay 31.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Kingstown	Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.09 RWF1,519	-41.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.71 EC$7.33	$2.22 RWF3,094	-18.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.44 EC$12.00	$2.36 RWF3,290	-46.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$31.83 RWF44,434	-14.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.55 EC$15.00	$3.63 RWF5,062	-34.7%
Average			-31.0%

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pay 75.7% less for clothing

	Kingstown	Kigali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.76 EC$275.00	$16.68 RWF23,286	-83.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$83.25 EC$225.00	$21.76 RWF30,373	-73.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.01 EC$300.00	$26.59 RWF37,122	-76.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.76 EC$275.00	$31.43 RWF43,872	-69.1%
Average			-75.7%

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