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Kigali vs. Islamabad Cost of Living Summary

Kigali is 63.0% more expensive than Islamabad.

Restaurants: pay 80.4% more in Kigali
Groceries: pay 43.4% more in Kigali
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Kigali
Housing: pay 81.9% more in Kigali
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Kigali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.6% less in Kigali
Clothing: pay 30.2% less in Kigali

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

Kigali vs. Islamabad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 80.4% more for restaurants

	Islamabad	Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.83 PKR797.05	$3.45 RWF5,000	+21.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.95 PKR1,394.83	$6.89 RWF9,999	+39.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 PKR108.41	$0.86 RWF1,244	+123.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.24 PKR67.84	$0.57 RWF830	+137.6%
Average			+80.4%

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pay 43.4% more for groceries

	Islamabad	Kigali
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 PKR188.43	$1.05 RWF1,517	+56.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.36 PKR945.25	$2.26 RWF3,273	-32.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.75 PKR1,056.00	$2.64 RWF3,833	-29.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.23 PKR345.60	$1.65 RWF2,400	+34.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 PKR415.61	$2.10 RWF3,039	+42.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 PKR138.31	$1.15 RWF1,673	+134.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 PKR104.33	$0.37 RWF535	-0.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.40 PKR113.19	$0.70 RWF1,018	+74.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 PKR67.15	$0.48 RWF695	+101.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.17 PKR48.67	$0.23 RWF330	+31.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 PKR66.89	$0.39 RWF567	+64.6%
Average			+43.4%

Islamabad vs. Kigali - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Islamabad	Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.56 PKR1,003.00	$4.42 RWF6,414	+24.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.37 PKR2,640.22	$29.30 RWF42,498	+212.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,219.01 PKR5,977,857.69	$26,543.61 RWF38,497,764	+25.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.28 PKR1,205.53	$14.48 RWF20,999	+238.3%
Average			+125.1%

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pay 81.9% more for housing

	Islamabad	Kigali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.04 PKR5,081.18	$19.48 RWF28,248	+8.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$204.95 PKR57,738.51	$575.44 RWF834,601	+180.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$111.30 PKR31,356.08	$322.51 RWF467,756	+189.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.95 PKR23,085.99	$39.98 RWF57,987	-51.2%
Average			+81.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Islamabad	Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$60.67 PKR17,092.94	$166.62 RWF241,653	+174.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,476.38 PKR979,372.35	$7,842.43 RWF11,374,339	+125.6%
Average			+150.1%

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pay 9.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Islamabad	Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.01 PKR846.86	$1.03 RWF1,500	-65.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 PKR584.83	$2.31 RWF3,355	+11.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.12 PKR597.79	$1.72 RWF2,500	-18.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.87 PKR6,161.39	$31.41 RWF45,553	+43.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.24 PKR1,195.57	$3.45 RWF5,000	-18.8%
Average			-9.6%

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pay 30.2% less for clothing

	Islamabad	Kigali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.22 PKR5,977.86	$19.19 RWF27,832	-9.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 PKR7,882.57	$19.30 RWF27,998	-31.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.73 PKR25,841.78	$22.98 RWF33,331	-74.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.09 PKR11,293.96	$37.92 RWF54,997	-5.4%
Average			-30.2%

Islamabad vs. Kigali - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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