Cost of living comparison

P'yongyang, North Korea

compared to

Kigali, Rwanda

Kigali vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary

Kigali is 64.5% more expensive than P'yongyang.

Restaurants: pay 57.1% less in Kigali
Groceries: pay 36.6% less in Kigali
Housing: pay 4.4 times more in Kigali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.6% more in Kigali

The cost of housing and entertainment and sports in Kigali are more expensive than in P'yongyang. Expenses including restaurants and groceries are lower in Kigali. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Kigali.

Kigali vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kigali instead of P'yongyang, you would:

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pay 57.1% less for restaurants

	P'yongyang	Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$3.26 RWF4,700
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$6.16 RWF8,879
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.14 KPW1,929	$0.89 RWF1,288	-58.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 KPW965	$0.47 RWF679	-56.0%
Average			-57.1%

P'yongyang vs. Kigali - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.6% less for groceries

	P'yongyang	Kigali
Bread 1 loaf	$2.20 KPW1,983	$1.01 RWF1,453	-54.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$2.26 RWF3,252
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 KPW3,058	$2.66 RWF3,826	-21.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 KPW2,267	$1.67 RWF2,402	-33.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$2.19 RWF3,159
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.38 RWF1,984
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.52 RWF751
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.86 RWF1,237
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.48 RWF696
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.22 RWF324
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.33 RWF468
Average			-36.6%

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	P'yongyang	Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$4.48 RWF6,452
Monthly public transit pass	??	$24.66 RWF35,515
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$20,668.41 RWF29,769,562
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$12.33 RWF17,757

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pay 4.4 times more for housing

	P'yongyang	Kigali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$26.20 RWF37,734
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$85.74 KPW77,167	$489.52 RWF705,069	+470.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.74 KPW77,167	$271.95 RWF391,705	+217.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$30.04 RWF43,267
Average			+344.0%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	P'yongyang	Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$149.39 RWF215,176
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$9,609.00 RWF13,840,235

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pay 7.6% more for entertainment and sports

	P'yongyang	Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.86 KPW11,575	$1.09 RWF1,567	-91.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.07 KPW965	$2.22 RWF3,192	+106.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.36 RWF3,395
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$31.83 RWF45,844
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$3.63 RWF5,223
Average			+7.6%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	P'yongyang	Kigali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$16.68 RWF24,025
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$21.76 RWF31,336
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$26.59 RWF38,300
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$31.43 RWF45,264

P'yongyang vs. Kigali - Cost of clothing

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