Cost of living comparison

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Kigali is 24.7% cheaper than Port Of Spain.

If you lived in Kigali instead of Port Of Spain, you would:

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pay 33.9% less for restaurants

 
Port Of Spain
Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.31
TTD69.83
$3.58
RWF4,883
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.37
TTD49.88
$6.57
RWF8,974
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.00
TTD6.80
$0.77
RWF1,056

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pay 54.1% less for groceries

 
Port Of Spain
Kigali
Bread
1 loaf
$2.57
TTD17.41
$1.05
RWF1,437
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.24
TTD28.69
$2.51
RWF3,431
Milk (1 gallon) $9.33
TTD63.17
$3.00
RWF4,102

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pay 21.7% less for transportation

 
Port Of Spain
Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.14
TTD28.02
$4.70
RWF6,415
Monthly public transit pass $97.25
TTD658.39
$20.49
RWF27,977
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,395.62
TTD199,014.41
$22,032.66
RWF30,088,303

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pay 37.0% less for housing

 
Port Of Spain
Kigali
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$56.92
TTD385.33
$27.64
RWF37,742
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $609.52
TTD4,126.60
$508.02
RWF693,765
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $432.83
TTD2,930.35
$309.23
RWF422,292

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pay 87.3% more for childcare

 
Port Of Spain
Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $231.33
TTD1,566.18
$238.37
RWF325,517
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,769.61
TTD25,521.06
$10,243.25
RWF13,988,422

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pay 48.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Port Of Spain
Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.77
TTD11.97
$1.16
RWF1,584
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.57
TTD24.17
$2.22
RWF3,035
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.89
TTD39.90
$1.93
RWF2,639

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pay 65.0% less for clothing

 
Port Of Spain
Kigali
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$62.20
TTD421.12
$21.26
RWF29,033
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$54.52
TTD369.10
$25.12
RWF34,311
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$105.77
TTD716.11
$28.02
RWF38,270

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