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Sudan

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Rwanda

Kigali vs. Khartoum Cost of Living Summary

Kigali is 43.5% more expensive than Khartoum.

Restaurants: pay 59.5% more in Kigali
Groceries: pay 30.3% less in Kigali
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Kigali
Housing: pay 55.6% more in Kigali
Childcare: pay 88.1% more in Kigali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.6% more in Kigali
Clothing: pay 79.1% more in Kigali

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

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Kigali vs. Khartoum Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.5% more for restaurants

	Khartoum	Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.36 SDG1,418.54	$2.71 RWF4,005	+14.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.71 SDG1,627.06	$6.77 RWF10,013	+150.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 SDG308.57	$0.78 RWF1,155	+52.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 SDG222.64	$0.56 RWF826	+51.0%
Average			+59.5%

Khartoum vs. Kigali - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.3% less for groceries

	Khartoum	Kigali
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 SDG842.10	$1.05 RWF1,548	-25.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$2.11 RWF3,115
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 SDG3,083.40	$3.16 RWF4,675	-38.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 SDG2,164.24	$1.63 RWF2,412	-54.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 SDG1,204.41	$2.08 RWF3,078	+4.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 SDG1,197.70	$1.09 RWF1,618	-45.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 SDG272.84	$0.35 RWF522	-22.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 SDG423.87	$0.69 RWF1,019	-2.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SDG447.82	$0.48 RWF707	-35.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 SDG280.14	$0.23 RWF333	-51.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 SDG211.93	$0.34 RWF499	-4.2%
Average			-30.3%

Khartoum vs. Kigali - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Khartoum	Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 SDG2,581.72	$7.00 RWF10,345	+63.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$25.40 RWF37,550
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,000.00 SDG3M	$26,080.15 RWF39M	+421.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$18.97 RWF28,037
Average			+178.9%

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pay 55.6% more for housing

	Khartoum	Kigali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.29 SDG19,423.33	$21.00 RWF31,041	-35.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$537.26 SDG323K	$666.07 RWF985K	+24.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$171.67 SDG103K	$413.79 RWF612K	+141.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.17 SDG32,585.77	$64.32 RWF95,077	+18.7%
Average			+55.6%

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pay 88.1% more for childcare

	Khartoum	Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.29 SDG67,544.64	$112.90 RWF167K	+0.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,702.37 SDG2M	$9,510.48 RWF14M	+251.9%
Average			+88.1%

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pay 7.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Khartoum	Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38 SDG1,430.34	$1.02 RWF1,502	-57.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 SDG1,678.29	$2.42 RWF3,578	-13.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 SDG1,088.74	$2.03 RWF3,004	+12.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$8.00 SDG4,812.00	$26.72 RWF39,497	+234.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,406.00	$3.39 RWF5,007	-15.3%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 79.1% more for clothing

	Khartoum	Kigali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$17.39 RWF25,701
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.70 SDG5,233.05	$15.58 RWF23,031	+79.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$22.24 RWF32,877
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$33.87 RWF50,067
Average			+79.1%

Khartoum vs. Kigali - Cost of clothing

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