Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

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Rwanda

Kigali vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Kigali is 14.6% more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 47.4% more in Kigali
Groceries: pay 34.4% less in Kigali
Transportation: pay 87.3% more in Kigali
Housing: pay 66.0% more in Kigali
Childcare: pay 7.5% less in Kigali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.4% less in Kigali
Clothing: pay 64.5% less in Kigali

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

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Kigali vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.4% more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.65 IDR47,917.07	$2.71 RWF4,005	+2.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$6.77 RWF10,013	+102.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IDR8,148.81	$0.78 RWF1,155	+73.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 IDR4,636.51	$0.56 RWF826	+117.6%
Average			+47.4%

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pay 34.4% less for groceries

	Jakarta	Kigali
Bread 1 loaf	$1.11 IDR20,059.21	$1.05 RWF1,548	-5.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.72 IDR85,246.59	$2.11 RWF3,115	-55.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.26 IDR94,988.92	$3.16 RWF4,675	-39.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 IDR32,909.88	$1.63 RWF2,412	-10.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.39 IDR25,131.46	$2.08 RWF3,078	+49.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 IDR22,961.98	$1.09 RWF1,618	-13.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 IDR11,085.81	$0.35 RWF522	-42.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR21,099.32	$0.69 RWF1,019	-41.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,189.80	$0.48 RWF707	-22.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,256.36	$0.23 RWF333	-63.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 IDR17,387.87	$0.34 RWF499	-64.9%
Average			-34.4%

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pay 87.3% more for transportation

	Jakarta	Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17 IDR57,245.81	$7.00 RWF10,345	+120.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 IDR212K	$25.40 RWF37,550	+116.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,939.41 IDR504M	$26,080.15 RWF39M	-6.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.20 IDR57,752.68	$18.97 RWF28,037	+492.9%
Average			+87.3%

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pay 66.0% more for housing

	Jakarta	Kigali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.02 IDR343K	$21.00 RWF31,041	+10.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$365.05 IDR7M	$666.07 RWF985K	+82.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.92 IDR4M	$413.79 RWF612K	+110.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.54 IDR1M	$64.32 RWF95,077	-21.1%
Average			+66.0%

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pay 7.5% less for childcare

	Jakarta	Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.00 IDR3M	$112.90 RWF167K	-26.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,208.60 IDR148M	$9,510.48 RWF14M	+15.9%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 15.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	$1.02 RWF1,502	-59.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 IDR36,041.60	$2.42 RWF3,578	+21.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 IDR50,943.41	$2.03 RWF3,004	-28.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.13 IDR472K	$26.72 RWF39,497	+2.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$3.39 RWF5,007	+1.0%
Average			-15.4%

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pay 64.5% less for clothing

	Jakarta	Kigali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.46 IDR1M	$17.39 RWF25,701	-70.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.71 IDR518K	$15.58 RWF23,031	-45.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.00 IDR1M	$22.24 RWF32,877	-69.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.17 IDR2M	$33.87 RWF50,067	-68.1%
Average			-64.5%

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