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Qatar

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Rwanda

Kigali vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Kigali is 49.0% cheaper than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 46.6% less in Kigali
Groceries: pay 38.5% less in Kigali
Transportation: pay 45.9% more in Kigali
Housing: pay 59.8% less in Kigali
Childcare: pay 59.2% less in Kigali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.7% less in Kigali
Clothing: pay 70.7% less in Kigali

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

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Kigali vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.6% less for restaurants

	Doha	Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.61 QAR35.18	$2.71 RWF4,007	-71.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.23 QAR30.16	$6.77 RWF10,018	-17.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 QAR3.45	$0.78 RWF1,156	-17.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 QAR1.53	$0.56 RWF827	+33.9%
Average			-46.6%

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pay 38.5% less for groceries

	Doha	Kigali
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 QAR5.08	$1.05 RWF1,549	-24.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.62 QAR20.59	$2.11 RWF3,117	-62.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.97 QAR29.21	$3.16 RWF4,677	-60.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 QAR12.50	$1.63 RWF2,414	-52.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 QAR13.02	$2.08 RWF3,080	-41.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 QAR3.71	$1.09 RWF1,619	+8.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 QAR3.02	$0.35 RWF523	-57.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 QAR2.57	$0.69 RWF1,020	-1.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 QAR2.04	$0.48 RWF707	-14.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 QAR1.60	$0.23 RWF333	-48.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 QAR1.63	$0.34 RWF499	-24.2%
Average			-38.5%

Doha vs. Kigali - Cost of groceries

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pay 45.9% more for transportation

	Doha	Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.82	$7.00 RWF10,350	+227.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.44 QAR100.52	$25.40 RWF37,569	-7.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,978.05 QAR102K	$26,080.15 RWF39M	-6.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.39 QAR67.35	$18.97 RWF28,052	+3.2%
Average			+45.9%

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pay 59.8% less for housing

	Doha	Kigali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$86.45 QAR316.63	$21.00 RWF31,057	-75.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,897.48 QAR6,950.09	$666.07 RWF985K	-64.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,178.09 QAR4,315.08	$413.79 RWF612K	-64.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.24 QAR238.97	$64.32 RWF95,126	-1.4%
Average			-59.8%

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pay 59.2% less for childcare

	Doha	Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$670.94 QAR2,457.53	$112.90 RWF167K	-83.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,605.02 QAR35,181.22	$9,510.48 RWF14M	-1.0%
Average			-59.2%

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pay 77.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.21 QAR44.73	$1.02 RWF1,503	-91.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.87 QAR21.50	$2.42 RWF3,580	-58.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 QAR23.62	$2.03 RWF3,006	-68.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$125.60 QAR460.06	$26.72 RWF39,517	-78.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.35 QAR45.23	$3.39 RWF5,009	-72.6%
Average			-77.7%

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pay 70.7% less for clothing

	Doha	Kigali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.60 QAR221.98	$17.39 RWF25,714	-71.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.93 QAR197.52	$15.58 RWF23,043	-71.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.54 QAR364.61	$22.24 RWF32,894	-77.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.38 QAR312.72	$33.87 RWF50,092	-60.3%
Average			-70.7%

Doha vs. Kigali - Cost of clothing

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