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Kigali vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

Kigali is 35.9% cheaper than Bucharest.

Restaurants: pay 56.2% less in Kigali
Groceries: pay 31.7% less in Kigali
Transportation: pay 30.6% more in Kigali
Housing: pay 9.3% less in Kigali
Childcare: pay 60.6% less in Kigali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.3% less in Kigali
Clothing: pay 68.7% less in Kigali

Expenses including clothing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing are lower in Kigali.

Kigali vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.2% less for restaurants

	Bucharest	Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.80 RON59.83	$3.45 RWF5,009	-75.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.05 RON34.90	$6.89 RWF10,019	-14.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.27 RON9.86	$0.86 RWF1,247	-62.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 RON9.31	$0.57 RWF832	-73.3%
Average			-56.2%

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pay 31.7% less for groceries

	Bucharest	Kigali
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 RON6.26	$1.05 RWF1,520	-27.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.98 RON21.61	$2.26 RWF3,279	-54.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.67 RON28.91	$2.64 RWF3,840	-60.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.62 RON15.69	$1.65 RWF2,404	-54.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.38 RON14.66	$2.10 RWF3,045	-38.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 RON2.79	$1.15 RWF1,676	+79.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 RON3.41	$0.37 RWF536	-53.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 RON3.48	$0.70 RWF1,020	-12.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.18 RON5.14	$0.48 RWF697	-59.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 RON2.02	$0.23 RWF331	-51.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 RON2.04	$0.39 RWF568	-16.9%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 30.6% more for transportation

	Bucharest	Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.36 RON27.56	$4.42 RWF6,426	-30.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.00 RON99.71	$29.30 RWF42,579	+27.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,745.54 RON124,637.81	$26,543.61 RWF38,571,978	-7.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.21 RON26.92	$14.48 RWF21,039	+133.2%
Average			+30.6%

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pay 9.3% less for housing

	Bucharest	Kigali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.39 RON49.38	$19.48 RWF28,303	+71.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$647.24 RON2,806.39	$575.44 RWF836,209	-11.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$432.85 RON1,876.81	$322.51 RWF468,658	-25.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.60 RON605.29	$39.98 RWF58,099	-71.4%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 60.6% less for childcare

	Bucharest	Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$664.86 RON2,882.78	$166.62 RWF242,118	-74.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,582.52 RON63,228.34	$7,842.43 RWF11,396,266	-46.2%
Average			-60.6%

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pay 55.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Bucharest	Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.45 RON14.96	$1.03 RWF1,503	-70.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.28 RON14.23	$2.31 RWF3,361	-29.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.67 RON28.92	$1.72 RWF2,505	-74.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.49 RON227.60	$31.41 RWF45,641	-40.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 RON39.88	$3.45 RWF5,009	-62.5%
Average			-55.3%

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pay 68.7% less for clothing

	Bucharest	Kigali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.54 RON349.21	$19.19 RWF27,885	-76.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.47 RON197.17	$19.30 RWF28,052	-57.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.98 RON407.47	$22.98 RWF33,396	-75.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.75 RON475.87	$37.92 RWF55,103	-65.4%
Average			-68.7%

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