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Kigali vs. Tehran Cost of Living Summary

Kigali is 78.8% more expensive than Tehran.

Restaurants: pay 11.3% more in Kigali
Groceries: pay 47.8% more in Kigali
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Kigali
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Kigali
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Kigali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.9% more in Kigali
Clothing: pay 53.0% less in Kigali

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Kigali are more expensive than in Tehran. Notably, childcare, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Kigali.

Kigali vs. Tehran Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.3% more for restaurants

	Tehran	Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 IRR168,400	$3.26 RWF4,556	-18.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 IRR210,500	$6.16 RWF8,606	+23.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IRR19,110	$0.89 RWF1,249	+97.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 IRR45,676	$0.47 RWF658	-56.6%
Average			+11.3%

Tehran vs. Kigali - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.8% more for groceries

	Tehran	Kigali
Bread 1 loaf	$0.53 IRR22,521	$1.01 RWF1,408	+88.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.83 IRR76,998	$2.26 RWF3,152	+23.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.32 IRR97,804	$2.66 RWF3,708	+14.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.26 IRR53,083	$1.67 RWF2,329	+32.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.84 IRR77,629	$2.19 RWF3,062	+18.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 IRR19,224	$1.38 RWF1,923	+201.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 IRR29,499	$0.52 RWF728	-25.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 IRR17,768	$0.86 RWF1,199	+103.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 IRR13,342	$0.48 RWF675	+52.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 IRR10,202	$0.22 RWF314	-7.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 IRR11,090	$0.33 RWF454	+23.4%
Average			+47.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Tehran	Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.76 IRR116,045	$4.48 RWF6,254	+62.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 IRR421,000	$24.66 RWF34,422	+146.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$90,000.00 IRR3,789,000,000	$20,668.41 RWF28,853,970	-77.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.90 IRR122,090	$12.33 RWF17,211	+325.1%
Average			+114.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Tehran	Kigali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.79 IRR285,943	$26.20 RWF36,574	+285.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$489.72 IRR20,617,182	$489.52 RWF683,384
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$339.71 IRR14,301,654	$271.95 RWF379,658	-19.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$11.89 IRR500,559	$30.04 RWF41,936	+152.6%
Average			+139.5%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Tehran	Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.20 IRR5,186,720	$149.39 RWF208,559	+21.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,753.32 IRR73,814,695	$9,609.00 RWF13,414,565	+448.0%
Average			+234.7%

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pay 56.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Tehran	Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 IRR33,680	$1.09 RWF1,519	+36.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.51 IRR63,412	$2.22 RWF3,094	+47.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 IRR105,250	$2.36 RWF3,290	-5.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.23 IRR809,593	$31.83 RWF44,434	+65.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.50 IRR63,150	$3.63 RWF5,062	+141.7%
Average			+56.9%

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pay 53.0% less for clothing

	Tehran	Kigali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.21 IRR1,524,238	$16.68 RWF23,286	-53.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.96 IRR1,177,308	$21.76 RWF30,373	-22.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.01 IRR5,810,058	$26.59 RWF37,122	-80.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.09 IRR2,950,890	$31.43 RWF43,872	-55.2%
Average			-53.0%

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