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Bermuda

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Rwanda

Kigali vs. Hamilton Cost of Living Summary

Kigali is 79.0% cheaper than Hamilton.

Restaurants: pay 85.6% less in Kigali
Groceries: pay 83.4% less in Kigali
Transportation: pay 39.1% less in Kigali
Housing: pay 82.3% less in Kigali
Childcare: pay 82.0% less in Kigali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.6% less in Kigali
Clothing: pay 79.5% less in Kigali

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

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Kigali vs. Hamilton Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 85.6% less for restaurants

	Hamilton	Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$50.00 BMD50.00	$2.71 RWF3,995	-94.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$16.88 BMD16.88	$6.77 RWF9,988	-59.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.04 BMD3.04	$0.78 RWF1,152	-74.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 BMD3.12	$0.56 RWF824	-82.1%
Average			-85.6%

Hamilton vs. Kigali - Cost of restaurants

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pay 83.4% less for groceries

	Hamilton	Kigali
Bread 1 loaf	$8.02 BMD8.02	$1.05 RWF1,544	-86.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.75 BMD11.75	$2.11 RWF3,107	-82.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$18.61 BMD18.61	$3.16 RWF4,663	-83.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.18 BMD7.18	$1.63 RWF2,406	-77.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.66 BMD9.66	$2.08 RWF3,071	-78.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$4.11 BMD4.11	$1.09 RWF1,614	-73.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.00 BMD3.00	$0.35 RWF521	-88.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.24 BMD3.24	$0.69 RWF1,017	-78.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.80 BMD3.80	$0.48 RWF705	-87.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.58 BMD2.58	$0.23 RWF332	-91.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.88 BMD1.88	$0.34 RWF498	-82.0%
Average			-83.4%

Hamilton vs. Kigali - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.1% less for transportation

	Hamilton	Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.03 BMD9.03	$7.00 RWF10,318	-22.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$69.00 BMD69.00	$25.40 RWF37,453	-63.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,500.00 BMD37,500.00	$26,080.15 RWF38M	-30.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.39 BMD30.39	$18.97 RWF27,965	-37.6%
Average			-39.1%

Hamilton vs. Kigali - Cost of transportation

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pay 82.3% less for housing

	Hamilton	Kigali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$159.67 BMD159.67	$21.00 RWF30,961	-86.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,868.00 BMD3,868.00	$666.07 RWF982K	-82.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,661.67 BMD2,661.67	$413.79 RWF610K	-84.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$220.49 BMD220.49	$64.32 RWF94,832	-70.8%
Average			-82.3%

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pay 82.0% less for childcare

	Hamilton	Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,320.00 BMD1,320.00	$112.90 RWF166K	-91.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,083.33 BMD25,083.33	$9,510.48 RWF14M	-62.1%
Average			-82.0%

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pay 80.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Hamilton	Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50 BMD7.50	$1.02 RWF1,498	-86.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.20 BMD6.20	$2.42 RWF3,569	-61.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$18.00 BMD18.00	$2.03 RWF2,996	-88.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$188.00 BMD188.00	$26.72 RWF39,395	-85.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.50 BMD13.50	$3.39 RWF4,994	-74.9%
Average			-80.6%

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pay 79.5% less for clothing

	Hamilton	Kigali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$90.00 BMD90.00	$17.39 RWF25,635	-80.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.00 BMD70.00	$15.58 RWF22,971	-77.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$142.50 BMD142.50	$22.24 RWF32,792	-84.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$128.75 BMD128.75	$33.87 RWF49,938	-73.7%
Average			-79.5%

Hamilton vs. Kigali - Cost of clothing

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