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Kigali vs. Khartoum Cost of Living Summary

Kigali is 16.7% more expensive than Khartoum.

Restaurants: pay 3.5% more in Kigali
Groceries: pay 42.3% less in Kigali
Transportation: pay 6.8% more in Kigali
Housing: pay 16.5% less in Kigali
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Kigali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.0% less in Kigali
Clothing: pay 18.9% less in Kigali

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

Kigali vs. Khartoum Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.5% more for restaurants

	Khartoum	Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 SDG4,511.25	$3.45 RWF5,016	-54.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.50 SDG4,511.25	$6.89 RWF10,031	-8.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 SDG365.59	$0.86 RWF1,248	+41.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 SDG255.54	$0.57 RWF833	+34.7%
Average			+3.5%

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pay 42.3% less for groceries

	Khartoum	Kigali
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 SDG812.06	$1.05 RWF1,521	-22.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.23 SDG4,351.00	$2.26 RWF3,283	-68.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 SDG3,687.65	$2.64 RWF3,845	-56.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.85 SDG1,716.50	$1.65 RWF2,407	-42.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 SDG1,773.57	$2.10 RWF3,048	-28.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.24 SDG1,345.11	$1.15 RWF1,678	-48.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 SDG341.97	$0.37 RWF537	-35.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.15 SDG691.83	$0.70 RWF1,021	-39.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 SDG510.40	$0.48 RWF698	-43.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 SDG360.22	$0.23 RWF331	-62.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 SDG286.09	$0.39 RWF569	-17.8%
Average			-42.3%

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pay 6.8% more for transportation

	Khartoum	Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.03 SDG3,025.12	$4.42 RWF6,434	-12.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$29.30 RWF42,632
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$26,543.61 RWF38,619,482
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.52 SDG6,929.49	$14.48 RWF21,065	+25.7%
Average			+6.8%

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pay 16.5% less for housing

	Khartoum	Kigali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.15 SDG42,193.66	$19.48 RWF28,338	-72.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$613.36 SDG368,938.67	$575.44 RWF837,239	-6.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$290.18 SDG174,541.94	$322.51 RWF469,235	+11.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.45 SDG23,729.50	$39.98 RWF58,170	+1.3%
Average			-16.5%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Khartoum	Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$90.25 SDG54,286.37	$166.62 RWF242,417	+84.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,960.95 SDG1,179,510.34	$7,842.43 RWF11,410,301	+299.9%
Average			+192.2%

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pay 8.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Khartoum	Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SDG1,203.00	$1.03 RWF1,505	-48.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.05 SDG1,231.10	$2.31 RWF3,366	+13.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.50 SDG902.25	$1.72 RWF2,508	+14.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.33 SDG20,050.00	$31.41 RWF45,697	-5.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,406.00	$3.45 RWF5,016	-13.8%
Average			-8.0%

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pay 18.9% less for clothing

	Khartoum	Kigali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.83 SDG8,922.58	$19.19 RWF27,920	+29.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$19.30 RWF28,087
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 SDG33,082.50	$22.98 RWF33,437	-58.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 SDG31,578.75	$37.92 RWF55,171	-27.8%
Average			-18.9%

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