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Kigali vs. Delhi Cost of Living Summary

Kigali is 78.7% more expensive than Delhi.

Restaurants: pay 86.3% more in Kigali
Groceries: pay 39.2% more in Kigali
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Kigali
Housing: pay 99.4% more in Kigali
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Kigali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.5% less in Kigali
Clothing: pay 34.4% less in Kigali

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

Kigali vs. Delhi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 86.3% more for restaurants

	Delhi	Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.64 ₹535.91	$3.45 RWF5,042	-38.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.95 ₹375.14	$6.89 RWF10,083	+74.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 ₹45.61	$0.86 RWF1,255	+78.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.17 ₹16.45	$0.57 RWF837	+230.7%
Average			+86.3%

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pay 39.2% more for groceries

	Delhi	Kigali
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 ₹53.53	$1.05 RWF1,529	+85.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.34 ₹222.02	$2.26 RWF3,300	-3.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.91 ₹276.48	$2.64 RWF3,865	-9.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.09 ₹103.44	$1.65 RWF2,420	+52.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₹151.07	$2.10 RWF3,064	+31.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 ₹85.97	$1.15 RWF1,687	+27.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 ₹34.07	$0.37 RWF540	+3.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 ₹44.08	$0.70 RWF1,027	+51.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 ₹24.31	$0.48 RWF701	+87.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.17 ₹16.58	$0.23 RWF333	+30.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 ₹21.39	$0.39 RWF572	+73.7%
Average			+39.2%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Delhi	Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22 ₹401.33	$4.42 RWF6,467	+4.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.27 ₹1,071.82	$29.30 RWF42,853	+159.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,220.85 ₹1M	$26,543.61 RWF39M	+74.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.93 ₹278.67	$14.48 RWF21,175	+393.9%
Average			+158.2%

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pay 99.4% more for housing

	Delhi	Kigali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.34 ₹792.99	$19.48 RWF28,485	+133.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$229.89 ₹21,854.77	$575.44 RWF842K	+150.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$139.05 ₹13,219.17	$322.51 RWF472K	+131.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.95 ₹4,653.69	$39.98 RWF58,472	-18.3%
Average			+99.4%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Delhi	Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$71.33 ₹6,780.87	$166.62 RWF244K	+133.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,932.31 ₹184K	$7,842.43 RWF11M	+305.9%
Average			+219.8%

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pay 17.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Delhi	Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 ₹214.36	$1.03 RWF1,512	-54.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.11 ₹200.51	$2.31 RWF3,383	+9.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.95 ₹375.14	$1.72 RWF2,521	-56.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.60 ₹2,053.31	$31.41 RWF45,934	+45.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.07 ₹482.32	$3.45 RWF5,042	-32.1%
Average			-17.5%

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pay 34.4% less for clothing

	Delhi	Kigali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.76 ₹2,638.71	$19.19 RWF28,065	-30.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.10 ₹3,241.46	$19.30 RWF28,233	-43.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.38 ₹4,979.86	$22.98 RWF33,610	-56.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.89 ₹3,886.78	$37.92 RWF55,457	-7.3%
Average			-34.4%

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