Cost of living comparison

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Kigali vs. Agana Cost Breakdown

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

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Agana
Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $2.71
RWF4,007
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $6.77
RWF10,018
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.78
RWF1,156

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Agana
Kigali
Bread
1 loaf
?? $1.05
RWF1,549
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $2.11
RWF3,117
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $3.16
RWF4,677

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Agana
Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $7.00
RWF10,350
Monthly public transit pass ?? $25.40
RWF37,569
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $26,080.15
RWF39M

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Agana
Kigali
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $21.00
RWF31,057
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $666.07
RWF985K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $413.79
RWF612K

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Agana
Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $112.90
RWF167K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $9,510.48
RWF14M

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Agana
Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $1.02
RWF1,503
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $2.42
RWF3,580
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $2.03
RWF3,006

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Agana
Kigali
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $17.39
RWF25,714
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $15.58
RWF23,043
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $22.24
RWF32,894

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