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Kigali vs. Palikir Cost of Living Summary

Kigali is 20.3% more expensive than Palikir.

Restaurants: pay 46.2% less in Kigali
Groceries: pay 14.5% less in Kigali
Transportation: pay 72.8% more in Kigali
Housing: pay 44.2% less in Kigali
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Kigali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.2% less in Kigali
Clothing: pay 33.6% less in Kigali

The cost of childcare and transportation in Kigali are more expensive than in Palikir. Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in Kigali. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Kigali.

Kigali vs. Palikir Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.2% less for restaurants

	Palikir	Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$30.00	$3.26 RWF4,556	-89.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00	$6.16 RWF8,606	+2.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.15	$0.89 RWF1,249	-22.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$0.47 RWF658	-76.4%
Average			-46.2%

Palikir vs. Kigali - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.5% less for groceries

	Palikir	Kigali
Bread 1 loaf	$2.20	$1.01 RWF1,408	-54.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.20	$2.26 RWF3,152	+2.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$0.79	$2.66 RWF3,708	+236.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.40	$1.67 RWF2,329	-30.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00	$2.19 RWF3,062	+9.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.16	$1.38 RWF1,923	-36.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15	$0.52 RWF728	-54.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00	$0.86 RWF1,199	-14.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40	$0.48 RWF675	-65.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.50	$0.22 RWF314	-85.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00	$0.33 RWF454	-67.5%
Average			-14.5%

Palikir vs. Kigali - Cost of groceries

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pay 72.8% more for transportation

	Palikir	Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.81	$4.48 RWF6,254	-62.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.00	$24.66 RWF34,422	-27.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$3,995.00	$20,668.41 RWF28,853,970	+417.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.45	$12.33 RWF17,211	-36.6%
Average			+72.8%

Palikir vs. Kigali - Cost of transportation

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pay 44.2% less for housing

	Palikir	Kigali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$265.00	$26.20 RWF36,574	-90.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$700.00	$489.52 RWF683,384	-30.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$600.00	$271.95 RWF379,658	-54.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.59	$30.04 RWF41,936	-1.8%
Average			-44.2%

Palikir vs. Kigali - Cost of housing

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Palikir	Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$115.00	$149.39 RWF208,559	+29.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,685.00	$9,609.00 RWF13,414,565	+470.3%
Average			+250.1%

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pay 42.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Palikir	Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50	$1.09 RWF1,519	-27.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00	$2.22 RWF3,094	-26.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$18.00	$2.36 RWF3,290	-86.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.00	$31.83 RWF44,434	-22.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$3.63 RWF5,062	-48.2%
Average			-42.2%

Palikir vs. Kigali - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 33.6% less for clothing

	Palikir	Kigali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00	$16.68 RWF23,286	-16.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00	$21.76 RWF30,373	-13.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.00	$26.59 RWF37,122	-62.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.00	$31.43 RWF43,872	-42.9%
Average			-33.6%

Palikir vs. Kigali - Cost of clothing

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