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Thailand

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Rwanda

Kigali vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Kigali is 26.9% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 1.3% more in Kigali
Groceries: pay 48.3% less in Kigali
Transportation: pay 2.1% more in Kigali
Housing: pay 3.8% more in Kigali
Childcare: pay 66.2% less in Kigali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.4% less in Kigali
Clothing: pay 71.8% less in Kigali

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

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Kigali vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.3% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$2.71 RWF4,005	-8.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$6.77 RWF10,013	-3.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.64	$0.78 RWF1,155	+20.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.72	$0.56 RWF826	+58.6%
Average			+1.3%

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pay 48.3% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Kigali
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.16	$1.05 RWF1,548	-29.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$2.11 RWF3,115	-75.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$3.16 RWF4,675	-56.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$1.63 RWF2,412	-36.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.28	$2.08 RWF3,078	+27.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB58.85	$1.09 RWF1,618	-38.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$0.35 RWF522	-56.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.35	$0.69 RWF1,019	-44.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$0.48 RWF707	-45.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$0.23 RWF333	-71.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$0.34 RWF499	-51.2%
Average			-48.3%

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pay 2.1% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB176.90	$7.00 RWF10,345	+31.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,163.67	$25.40 RWF37,550	-27.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$26,080.15 RWF39M	-16.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$18.97 RWF28,037	+79.8%
Average			+2.1%

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pay 3.8% more for housing

	Bangkok	Kigali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB594.63	$21.00 RWF31,041	+17.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,480.48	$666.07 RWF985K	-1.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,513.16	$413.79 RWF612K	+19.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,728.64	$64.32 RWF95,077	-21.6%
Average			+3.8%

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pay 66.2% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$112.90 RWF167K	-80.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$9,510.48 RWF14M	-42.4%
Average			-66.2%

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pay 50.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB88.94	$1.02 RWF1,502	-62.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB92.95	$2.42 RWF3,578	-13.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$2.03 RWF3,004	-55.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,943.57	$26.72 RWF39,497	-54.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB252.00	$3.39 RWF5,007	-55.3%
Average			-50.4%

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pay 71.8% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Kigali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$17.39 RWF25,701	-75.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$15.58 RWF23,031	-63.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$22.24 RWF32,877	-77.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$33.87 RWF50,067	-69.2%
Average			-71.8%

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