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Kigali vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Kigali is 15.6% cheaper than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 13.1% less in Kigali
Groceries: pay 48.8% less in Kigali
Transportation: pay 3.3 times more in Kigali
Housing: pay 9.0% less in Kigali
Childcare: pay 28.6% less in Kigali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.5% less in Kigali
Clothing: pay 75.1% less in Kigali

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

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Kigali vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kigali instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:

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pay 13.1% less for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.91 BND5.00	$2.71 RWF4,005	-30.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 BND7.91	$6.77 RWF10,013	+9.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$0.78 RWF1,155	-15.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$0.56 RWF826	+8.4%
Average			-13.1%

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pay 48.8% less for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Kigali
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 BND2.20	$1.05 RWF1,548	-39.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 BND6.01	$2.11 RWF3,115	-55.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.03	$3.16 RWF4,675	-55.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 BND2.62	$1.63 RWF2,412	-20.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 BND2.61	$2.08 RWF3,078	+2.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 BND1.82	$1.09 RWF1,618	-22.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$0.35 RWF522	-64.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 BND1.70	$0.69 RWF1,019	-48.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.48	$0.48 RWF707	-58.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$0.23 RWF333	-70.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 BND1.19	$0.34 RWF499	-63.7%
Average			-48.8%

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.55 BND1.99	$7.00 RWF10,345	+350.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	$25.40 RWF37,550	+3152.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,965.55 BND55,045.14	$26,080.15 RWF39M	-39.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND39.03	$18.97 RWF28,037	-37.7%
Average			+232.1%

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pay 9.0% less for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Kigali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.10 BND83.40	$21.00 RWF31,041	-67.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$720.60 BND923.19	$666.07 RWF985K	-7.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$473.37 BND606.46	$413.79 RWF612K	-12.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.90 BND60.08	$64.32 RWF95,077	+37.1%
Average			-9.0%

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pay 28.6% less for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.79 BND277.73	$112.90 RWF167K	-47.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,724.87 BND12,458.98	$9,510.48 RWF14M	-2.2%
Average			-28.6%

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pay 49.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.50	$1.02 RWF1,502	-48.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.91 BND5.00	$2.42 RWF3,578	-38.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.63 BND20.02	$2.03 RWF3,004	-87.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.57 BND58.38	$26.72 RWF39,497	-41.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND7.00	$3.39 RWF5,007	-38.1%
Average			-49.5%

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pay 75.1% less for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Kigali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.16 BND97.58	$17.39 RWF25,701	-77.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$93.73 BND120.08	$15.58 RWF23,031	-83.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.14 BND130.86	$22.24 RWF32,877	-78.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.26 BND92.58	$33.87 RWF50,067	-53.1%
Average			-75.1%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Kigali - Cost of clothing

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