Cost of living comparison

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Kigali vs. Tirana Cost of Living Summary

Kigali is 28.8% cheaper than Tirana.

Restaurants: pay 46.4% less in Kigali
Groceries: pay 29.9% less in Kigali
Transportation: pay 22.4% less in Kigali
Housing: pay 17.4% less in Kigali
Childcare: pay 18.4% more in Kigali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.9% less in Kigali
Clothing: pay 69.7% less in Kigali

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

Kigali vs. Tirana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.4% less for restaurants

	Tirana	Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.92 ALL1,038	$3.26 RWF4,556	-70.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.73 ALL830	$6.16 RWF8,606	-29.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 ALL150	$0.89 RWF1,249	-43.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ALL78	$0.47 RWF658	-42.6%
Average			-46.4%

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pay 29.9% less for groceries

	Tirana	Kigali
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ALL95	$1.01 RWF1,408	+1.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.31 ALL600	$2.26 RWF3,152	-64.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.59 ALL722	$2.66 RWF3,708	-65.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.59 ALL341	$1.67 RWF2,329	-53.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 ALL337	$2.19 RWF3,062	-38.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 ALL70	$1.38 RWF1,923	+86.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 ALL110	$0.52 RWF728	-54.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 ALL78	$0.86 RWF1,199	+4.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 ALL83	$0.48 RWF675	-44.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ALL48	$0.22 RWF314	-55.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 ALL57	$0.33 RWF454	-45.9%
Average			-29.9%

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pay 22.4% less for transportation

	Tirana	Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.84 ALL746	$4.48 RWF6,254	-42.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.47 ALL1,661	$24.66 RWF34,422	+41.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,474.40 ALL2,802,705	$20,668.41 RWF28,853,970	-29.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.47 ALL2,803	$12.33 RWF17,211	-58.2%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 17.4% less for housing

	Tirana	Kigali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.21 ALL1,731	$26.20 RWF36,574	+43.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$594.90 ALL56,569	$489.52 RWF683,384	-17.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$412.58 ALL39,232	$271.95 RWF379,658	-34.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.02 ALL7,419	$30.04 RWF41,936	-61.5%
Average			-17.4%

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pay 18.4% more for childcare

	Tirana	Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$257.35 ALL24,471	$149.39 RWF208,559	-41.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,375.91 ALL511,192	$9,609.00 RWF13,414,565	+78.7%
Average			+18.4%

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pay 33.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Tirana	Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 ALL260	$1.09 RWF1,519	-60.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.85 ALL176	$2.22 RWF3,094	+19.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.82 ALL363	$2.36 RWF3,290	-38.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.89 ALL4,458	$31.83 RWF44,434	-32.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.73 ALL830	$3.63 RWF5,062	-58.5%
Average			-33.9%

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pay 69.7% less for clothing

	Tirana	Kigali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.35 ALL6,119	$16.68 RWF23,286	-74.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.77 ALL4,543	$21.76 RWF30,373	-54.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.14 ALL9,523	$26.59 RWF37,122	-73.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.06 ALL12,747	$31.43 RWF43,872	-76.6%
Average			-69.7%

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