Cost of living comparison

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

compared to

Kigali, Rwanda

Kigali vs. Tashkent Cost of Living Summary

Kigali is 12.8% more expensive than Tashkent.

Restaurants: pay 41.4% more in Kigali
Groceries: pay 18.9% more in Kigali
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Kigali
Housing: pay 10.0% more in Kigali
Childcare: pay 23.9% less in Kigali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.1% less in Kigali
Clothing: pay 70.1% less in Kigali

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

Kigali vs. Tashkent Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.4% more for restaurants

	Tashkent	Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.03 UZS64,524.25	$3.26 RWF4,613	-35.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 UZS51,345.42	$6.16 RWF8,713	+54.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 UZS7,349.63	$0.89 RWF1,264	+56.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 UZS3,177.63	$0.47 RWF666	+90.4%
Average			+41.4%

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pay 18.9% more for groceries

	Tashkent	Kigali
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 UZS6,267.30	$1.01 RWF1,426	+106.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.58 UZS45,892.32	$2.26 RWF3,192	-36.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.13 UZS53,057.04	$2.66 RWF3,755	-35.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 UZS21,574.41	$1.67 RWF2,358	-0.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 UZS22,499.88	$2.19 RWF3,100	+25.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 UZS7,837.36	$1.38 RWF1,947	+125.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 UZS9,851.98	$0.52 RWF737	-32.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 UZS12,431.68	$0.86 RWF1,214	-11.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 UZS8,307.97	$0.48 RWF683	-25.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 UZS2,760.97	$0.22 RWF318	+4.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 UZS2,223.10	$0.33 RWF460	+87.7%
Average			+18.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Tashkent	Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.69 UZS47,375.05	$4.48 RWF6,332	+21.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.71 UZS137,541.54	$24.66 RWF34,853	+130.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,484.77 UZS237,277,039.56	$20,668.41 RWF29,215,189	+11.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.02 UZS38,829.97	$12.33 RWF17,427	+307.6%
Average			+117.7%

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pay 10.0% more for housing

	Tashkent	Kigali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.73 UZS163,404.08	$26.20 RWF37,032	+105.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$656.57 UZS8,428,016.74	$489.52 RWF691,939	-25.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$415.70 UZS5,336,089.43	$271.95 RWF384,410	-34.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.91 UZS409,588.51	$30.04 RWF42,461	-5.9%
Average			+10.0%

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pay 23.9% less for childcare

	Tashkent	Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.58 UZS3,768,528.37	$149.39 RWF211,169	-49.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,476.32 UZS121,641,461.74	$9,609.00 RWF13,582,500	+1.4%
Average			-23.9%

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pay 4.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Tashkent	Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 UZS14,969.24	$1.09 RWF1,538	-6.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.72 UZS22,140.78	$2.22 RWF3,132	+28.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 UZS25,672.71	$2.36 RWF3,332	+17.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.19 UZS605,761.05	$31.83 RWF44,990	-32.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 UZS64,181.77	$3.63 RWF5,125	-27.5%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 70.1% less for clothing

	Tashkent	Kigali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.56 UZS687,454.20	$16.68 RWF23,577	-68.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.31 UZS710,027.51	$21.76 RWF30,753	-60.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.15 UZS1,311,254.42	$26.59 RWF37,587	-74.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.71 UZS1,729,201.24	$31.43 RWF44,421	-76.7%
Average			-70.1%

Tashkent vs. Kigali - Cost of clothing

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