Cost of living comparison

Victoria, Seychelles

compared to

Kigali, Rwanda

Kigali vs. Victoria Cost of Living Summary

Kigali is 47.5% cheaper than Victoria.

Restaurants: pay 66.8% less in Kigali
Groceries: pay 47.6% less in Kigali
Transportation: pay 31.6% less in Kigali
Housing: pay 64.7% less in Kigali
Childcare: pay 1.3% less in Kigali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.4% less in Kigali
Clothing: pay 56.0% less in Kigali

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

Kigali vs. Victoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.8% less for restaurants

	Victoria	Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.76 SCR240.10	$3.26 RWF4,694	-80.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.71 SCR139.14	$6.16 RWF8,866	-36.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.75 SCR39.47	$0.89 RWF1,286	-67.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.71 SCR38.85	$0.47 RWF678	-82.6%
Average			-66.8%

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pay 47.6% less for groceries

	Victoria	Kigali
Bread 1 loaf	$2.29 SCR32.83	$1.01 RWF1,451	-56.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.13 SCR259.66	$2.26 RWF3,248	-87.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.52 SCR107.72	$2.66 RWF3,821	-64.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.58 SCR51.22	$1.67 RWF2,399	-53.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 SCR42.96	$2.19 RWF3,154	-26.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SCR13.92	$1.38 RWF1,981	+41.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SCR15.73	$0.52 RWF750	-52.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 SCR13.92	$0.86 RWF1,235	-11.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.27 SCR46.79	$0.48 RWF695	-85.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 SCR11.78	$0.22 RWF323	-72.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 SCR10.46	$0.33 RWF468	-55.5%
Average			-47.6%

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pay 31.6% less for transportation

	Victoria	Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.82 SCR83.33	$4.48 RWF6,443	-23.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.82 SCR384.16	$24.66 RWF35,465	-8.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,617.26 SCR381,317.59	$20,668.41 RWF29,727,745	-22.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$46.18 SCR661.60	$12.33 RWF17,732	-73.3%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 64.7% less for housing

	Victoria	Kigali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$163.87 SCR2,347.63	$26.20 RWF37,681	-84.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$979.92 SCR14,038.25	$489.52 RWF704,078	-50.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$794.53 SCR11,382.43	$271.95 RWF391,155	-65.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.52 SCR1,053.18	$30.04 RWF43,206	-59.1%
Average			-64.7%

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pay 1.3% less for childcare

	Victoria	Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.60 SCR2,400.98	$149.39 RWF214,874	-10.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,868.55 SCR127,050.45	$9,609.00 RWF13,820,794	+8.3%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 64.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Victoria	Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.07 SCR58.25	$1.09 RWF1,565	-73.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.16 SCR73.96	$2.22 RWF3,187	-57.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.89 SCR327.87	$2.36 RWF3,390	-89.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$95.81 SCR1,372.55	$31.83 RWF45,780	-66.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.59 SCR80.03	$3.63 RWF5,215	-35.1%
Average			-64.4%

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pay 56.0% less for clothing

	Victoria	Kigali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.58 SCR982.51	$16.68 RWF23,991	-75.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.30 SCR419.73	$21.76 RWF31,292	-25.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.44 SCR1,052.11	$26.59 RWF38,246	-63.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.39 SCR1,094.41	$31.43 RWF45,200	-58.9%
Average			-56.0%

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