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Kigali vs. Tokyo Cost of Living Summary

Kigali is 45.9% cheaper than Tokyo.

Restaurants: pay 22.1% less in Kigali
Groceries: pay 55.6% less in Kigali
Transportation: pay 29.4% less in Kigali
Housing: pay 51.3% less in Kigali
Childcare: pay 52.9% less in Kigali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.9% less in Kigali
Clothing: pay 57.4% less in Kigali

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

Kigali vs. Tokyo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.1% less for restaurants

	Tokyo	Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.51 ¥1,024	$3.26 RWF4,556	-49.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.21 ¥819	$6.16 RWF8,606	+18.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 ¥176	$0.89 RWF1,249	-19.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 ¥117	$0.47 RWF658	-36.7%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 55.6% less for groceries

	Tokyo	Kigali
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 ¥257	$1.01 RWF1,408	-38.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.01 ¥1,102	$2.26 RWF3,152	-67.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.89 ¥926	$2.66 RWF3,708	-54.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 ¥328	$1.67 RWF2,329	-20.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 ¥513	$2.19 RWF3,062	-32.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 ¥374	$1.38 RWF1,923	-42.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06 ¥167	$0.52 RWF728	-51.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.65 ¥416	$0.86 RWF1,199	-67.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.42 ¥380	$0.48 RWF675	-80.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 ¥203	$0.22 RWF314	-82.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 ¥199	$0.33 RWF454	-74.3%
Average			-55.6%

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pay 29.4% less for transportation

	Tokyo	Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 ¥695	$4.48 RWF6,254	+1.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$58.62 ¥9,215	$24.66 RWF34,422	-57.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,767.76 ¥3,421,783	$20,668.41 RWF28,853,970	-5.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.88 ¥4,382	$12.33 RWF17,211	-55.8%
Average			-29.4%

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pay 51.3% less for housing

	Tokyo	Kigali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.86 ¥5,008	$26.20 RWF36,574	-17.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,120.28 ¥176,102	$489.52 RWF683,384	-56.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$582.98 ¥91,642	$271.95 RWF379,658	-53.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.03 ¥21,069	$30.04 RWF41,936	-77.6%
Average			-51.3%

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pay 52.9% less for childcare

	Tokyo	Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$533.29 ¥83,831	$149.39 RWF208,559	-72.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,506.96 ¥2,280,421	$9,609.00 RWF13,414,565	-33.8%
Average			-52.9%

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pay 52.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Tokyo	Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 ¥512	$1.09 RWF1,519	-66.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.40 ¥535	$2.22 RWF3,094	-34.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.91 ¥614	$2.36 RWF3,290	-39.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.16 ¥10,557	$31.83 RWF44,434	-52.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.38 ¥1,945	$3.63 RWF5,062	-70.7%
Average			-52.9%

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pay 57.4% less for clothing

	Tokyo	Kigali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.60 ¥8,268	$16.68 RWF23,286	-68.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.87 ¥5,796	$21.76 RWF30,373	-41.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$63.41 ¥9,968	$26.59 RWF37,122	-58.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.89 ¥13,030	$31.43 RWF43,872	-62.1%
Average			-57.4%

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