Cost of living comparison

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

compared to

Kigali, Rwanda

Kigali vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Kigali is 22.2% cheaper than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 30.1% less in Kigali
Groceries: pay 40.9% less in Kigali
Transportation: pay 28.4% more in Kigali
Housing: pay 11.3% less in Kigali
Childcare: pay 43.5% less in Kigali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.6% less in Kigali
Clothing: pay 38.2% less in Kigali

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

Kigali vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kigali instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 30.1% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,082.34	$3.26 RWF4,690	-34.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,115.28	$6.16 RWF8,858	-11.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 KHR4,511.83	$0.89 RWF1,285	-20.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 KHR4,060.97	$0.47 RWF677	-53.4%
Average			-30.1%

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pay 40.9% less for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Kigali
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 KHR7,430.47	$1.01 RWF1,450	-45.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,433.52	$2.26 RWF3,245	-62.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.07 KHR32,404.77	$2.66 RWF3,817	-67.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 KHR7,623.99	$1.67 RWF2,397	-12.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 KHR7,515.10	$2.19 RWF3,151	+17.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.17 KHR8,729.66	$1.38 RWF1,980	-36.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 KHR3,474.51	$0.52 RWF750	-39.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,578.86	$0.86 RWF1,234	-54.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,706.74	$0.48 RWF695	-28.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KHR3,066.77	$0.22 RWF323	-70.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,611.31	$0.33 RWF467	-50.0%
Average			-40.9%

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pay 28.4% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 KHR17,654.60	$4.48 RWF6,437	+1.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR42,574.57	$24.66 RWF35,434	+132.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,806,974.83	$20,668.41 RWF29,702,033	-57.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 KHR36,148.22	$12.33 RWF17,717	+37.0%
Average			+28.4%

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pay 11.3% less for housing

	Phnom Penh	Kigali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.30 KHR89,562.61	$26.20 RWF37,649	+17.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.11 KHR2,016,690.16	$489.52 RWF703,469	-2.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.36 KHR1,113,990.81	$271.95 RWF390,816	-1.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.12 KHR289,686.27	$30.04 RWF43,169	-58.4%
Average			-11.3%

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pay 43.5% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.00 KHR1,365,599.42	$149.39 RWF214,688	-56.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,900.83 KHR55,832,264.41	$9,609.00 RWF13,808,840	-30.9%
Average			-43.5%

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pay 19.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 KHR6,024.70	$1.09 RWF1,563	-27.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 KHR11,140.92	$2.22 RWF3,184	-20.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 KHR8,032.94	$2.36 RWF3,387	+17.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.33 KHR194,129.33	$31.83 RWF45,740	-34.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR22,090.58	$3.63 RWF5,211	-34.1%
Average			-19.6%

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pay 38.2% less for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Kigali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.67 KHR99,072.90	$16.68 RWF23,970	-32.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.80 KHR83,542.55	$21.76 RWF31,265	+4.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.00 KHR373,531.61	$26.59 RWF38,213	-71.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 KHR271,781.06	$31.43 RWF45,161	-53.6%
Average			-38.2%

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