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Kigali vs. Antananarivo Cost of Living Summary

Kigali is 26.0% more expensive than Antananarivo.

Restaurants: pay 11.0% more in Kigali
Groceries: pay 1.8% less in Kigali
Transportation: pay 29.3% more in Kigali
Housing: pay 61.7% more in Kigali
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Kigali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.3% more in Kigali
Clothing: pay 46.9% less in Kigali

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Kigali are more expensive than in Antananarivo. Expenses including clothing and groceries are lower in Kigali. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Kigali.

Kigali vs. Antananarivo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.0% more for restaurants

	Antananarivo	Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.39 MGA15,116	$3.45 RWF5,016	+1.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.97 MGA22,170	$6.89 RWF10,031	+38.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 MGA4,143	$0.86 RWF1,248	-7.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MGA2,299	$0.57 RWF833	+11.0%
Average			+11.0%

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pay 1.8% less for groceries

	Antananarivo	Kigali
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 MGA4,817	$1.05 RWF1,521	-3.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.37 MGA23,970	$2.26 RWF3,283	-58.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.15 MGA18,497	$2.64 RWF3,845	-36.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 MGA9,170	$1.65 RWF2,407	-19.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.21 MGA9,879	$2.10 RWF3,048	-5.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 MGA2,765	$1.15 RWF1,678	+86.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.28 MGA1,259	$0.37 RWF537	+30.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.52 MGA2,324	$0.70 RWF1,021	+34.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 MGA2,057	$0.48 RWF698	+4.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 MGA1,536	$0.23 RWF331	-33.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MGA2,158	$0.39 RWF569	-19.2%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 29.3% more for transportation

	Antananarivo	Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.72 MGA21,037	$4.42 RWF6,434	-6.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$29.30 RWF42,632
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,651.72 MGA56,433,540	$26,543.61 RWF38,619,482	+109.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.17 MGA76,588	$14.48 RWF21,065	-15.7%
Average			+29.3%

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pay 61.7% more for housing

	Antananarivo	Kigali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.13 MGA236,987	$19.48 RWF28,338	-63.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$380.30 MGA1,696,365	$575.44 RWF837,239	+51.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$87.27 MGA389,264	$322.51 RWF469,235	+269.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.95 MGA200,485	$39.98 RWF58,170	-11.0%
Average			+61.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Antananarivo	Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$46.54 MGA207,595	$166.62 RWF242,417	+258.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,634.52 MGA38,514,631	$7,842.43 RWF11,410,301	-9.2%
Average			+124.4%

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pay 4.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Antananarivo	Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.85 MGA3,779	$1.03 RWF1,505	+22.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.46 MGA6,520	$2.31 RWF3,366	+58.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.69 MGA7,558	$1.72 RWF2,508	+1.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.44 MGA166,997	$31.41 RWF45,697	-16.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.21 MGA27,713	$3.45 RWF5,016	-44.5%
Average			+4.3%

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pay 46.9% less for clothing

	Antananarivo	Kigali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.98 MGA133,705	$19.19 RWF27,920	-36.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.68 MGA123,448	$19.30 RWF28,087	-30.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.56 MGA381,659	$22.98 RWF33,437	-73.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.36 MGA327,214	$37.92 RWF55,171	-48.3%
Average			-46.9%

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