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Kigali vs. Astana Cost of Living Summary

Kigali is 10.4% more expensive than Astana.

Restaurants: pay 8.5% less in Kigali
Groceries: pay 16.1% more in Kigali
Transportation: pay 99.3% more in Kigali
Housing: pay 19.0% more in Kigali
Childcare: pay 18.3% more in Kigali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.1% less in Kigali
Clothing: pay 58.5% less in Kigali

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

Kigali vs. Astana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.5% less for restaurants

	Astana	Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.79 KZT4,054.36	$3.45 RWF5,009	-55.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 KZT2,861.90	$6.89 RWF10,019	+25.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 KZT490.77	$0.86 RWF1,247	-9.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 KZT282.50	$0.57 RWF832	+5.5%
Average			-8.5%

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pay 16.1% more for groceries

	Astana	Kigali
Bread 1 loaf	$0.45 KZT233.99	$1.05 RWF1,520	+132.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.48 KZT2,330.97	$2.26 RWF3,279	-49.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.74 KZT1,949.88	$2.64 RWF3,840	-29.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.67 KZT870.98	$1.65 RWF2,404	-1.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 KZT1,049.76	$2.10 RWF3,045	+3.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 KZT297.08	$1.15 RWF1,676	+102.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 KZT427.31	$0.37 RWF536	-55.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 KZT441.55	$0.70 RWF1,020	-17.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 KZT403.19	$0.48 RWF697	-38.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 KZT124.30	$0.23 RWF331	-4.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 KZT87.25	$0.39 RWF568	+133.3%
Average			+16.1%

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pay 99.3% more for transportation

	Astana	Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.74 KZT904.00	$4.42 RWF6,426	+154.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.74 KZT7,154.75	$29.30 RWF42,579	+113.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,134.22 KZT10,484,092.72	$26,543.61 RWF38,571,978	+31.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.33 KZT3,815.87	$14.48 RWF21,039	+97.6%
Average			+99.3%

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pay 19.0% more for housing

	Astana	Kigali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.37 KZT6,962.01	$19.48 RWF28,303	+45.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$456.75 KZT237,833.74	$575.44 RWF836,209	+26.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$313.14 KZT163,057.62	$322.51 RWF468,658	+3.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.46 KZT20,549.56	$39.98 RWF58,099	+1.3%
Average			+19.0%

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pay 18.3% more for childcare

	Astana	Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$229.54 KZT119,526.40	$166.62 RWF242,118	-27.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,780.94 KZT2,489,485.86	$7,842.43 RWF11,396,266	+64.0%
Average			+18.3%

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pay 13.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Astana	Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.10 KZT572.38	$1.03 RWF1,503	-5.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 KZT1,063.27	$2.31 RWF3,361	+13.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 KZT944.43	$1.72 RWF2,505	-5.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.21 KZT25,103.45	$31.41 RWF45,641	-34.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.13 KZT2,671.11	$3.45 RWF5,009	-32.8%
Average			-13.1%

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pay 58.5% less for clothing

	Astana	Kigali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.32 KZT27,766.65	$19.19 RWF27,885	-64.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.64 KZT17,518.30	$19.30 RWF28,052	-42.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.14 KZT42,769.50	$22.98 RWF33,396	-72.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.48 KZT44,509.57	$37.92 RWF55,103	-55.6%
Average			-58.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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