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Kigali vs. Asuncion Cost of Living Summary

Kigali is 16.8% cheaper than Asuncion.

Restaurants: pay 36.5% less in Kigali
Groceries: pay 36.3% less in Kigali
Transportation: pay 22.1% more in Kigali
Housing: pay 14.7% more in Kigali
Childcare: pay 0.7% more in Kigali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.9% less in Kigali
Clothing: pay 70.5% less in Kigali

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

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Kigali vs. Asuncion Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.5% less for restaurants

	Asuncion	Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.86 PYG39,213	$2.71 RWF4,005	-60.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.86 PYG39,213	$6.77 RWF10,013	-1.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 PYG6,045	$0.78 RWF1,155	-26.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PYG3,268	$0.56 RWF826	-2.2%
Average			-36.5%

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pay 36.3% less for groceries

	Asuncion	Kigali
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 PYG8,437	$1.05 RWF1,548	-29.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 PYG27,738	$2.11 RWF3,115	-56.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.83 PYG27,620	$3.16 RWF4,675	-34.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.40 PYG13,716	$1.63 RWF2,412	-31.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 PYG13,532	$2.08 RWF3,078	-12.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 PYG7,740	$1.09 RWF1,618	-19.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 PYG3,271	$0.35 RWF522	-38.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 PYG3,097	$0.69 RWF1,019	+27.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 PYG6,300	$0.48 RWF707	-56.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 PYG3,502	$0.23 RWF333	-63.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 PYG3,412	$0.34 RWF499	-43.4%
Average			-36.3%

Asuncion vs. Kigali - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.1% more for transportation

	Asuncion	Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.68 PYG26,771	$7.00 RWF10,345	+49.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.71 PYG216K	$25.40 RWF37,550	-32.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,138.81 PYG98M	$26,080.15 RWF39M	+52.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.81 PYG79,014	$18.97 RWF28,037	+37.3%
Average			+22.1%

Asuncion vs. Kigali - Cost of transportation

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pay 14.7% more for housing

	Asuncion	Kigali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.03 PYG126K	$21.00 RWF31,041	-4.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$625.19 PYG4M	$666.07 RWF985K	+6.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$378.03 PYG2M	$413.79 RWF612K	+9.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.14 PYG218K	$64.32 RWF95,077	+68.7%
Average			+14.7%

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pay 0.7% more for childcare

	Asuncion	Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$183.39 PYG1M	$112.90 RWF167K	-38.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,778.44 PYG33M	$9,510.48 RWF14M	+64.6%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 39.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Asuncion	Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.89 PYG10,784	$1.02 RWF1,502	-46.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 PYG19,171	$2.42 RWF3,578	-27.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.31 PYG13,234	$2.03 RWF3,004	-12.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.10 PYG206K	$26.72 RWF39,497	-26.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 PYG49,016	$3.39 RWF5,007	-60.5%
Average			-39.9%

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pay 70.5% less for clothing

	Asuncion	Kigali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.41 PYG363K	$17.39 RWF25,701	-72.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.56 PYG324K	$15.58 RWF23,031	-72.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.05 PYG607K	$22.24 RWF32,877	-79.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.55 PYG404K	$33.87 RWF50,067	-52.0%
Average			-70.5%

Asuncion vs. Kigali - Cost of clothing

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