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Rwanda

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Turkmenistan

Ashgabat vs. Kigali Cost of Living Summary

Ashgabat is 2.5 times more expensive than Kigali.

Restaurants: pay 4.2 times more in Ashgabat
Groceries: pay 4.1 times more in Ashgabat
Transportation: pay 48.1% less in Ashgabat
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Ashgabat
Childcare: pay 27.3% less in Ashgabat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.6 times more in Ashgabat
Clothing: pay 6.8 times more in Ashgabat

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

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Ashgabat vs. Kigali Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.2 times more for restaurants

	Kigali	Ashgabat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 RWF4,005	$31.43 TMT110.31	+1059.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.77 RWF10,013	$12.86 TMT45.13	+89.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 RWF1,155	$1.57 TMT5.52	+101.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 RWF826	$0.86 TMT3.01	+53.4%
Average			+322.0%

Kigali vs. Ashgabat - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.1 times more for groceries

	Kigali	Ashgabat
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 RWF1,548	$2.04 TMT7.15	+94.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.11 RWF3,115	$18.82 TMT66.06	+793.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.16 RWF4,675	$17.09 TMT59.98	+440.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.63 RWF2,412	$6.00 TMT21.06	+267.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 RWF3,078	$9.07 TMT31.84	+335.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 RWF1,618	$2.30 TMT8.07	+110.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 RWF522	$3.84 TMT13.49	+987.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 RWF1,019	$3.40 TMT11.94	+393.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF707	$1.67 TMT5.87	+249.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 RWF333	$1.04 TMT3.64	+360.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RWF499	$0.65 TMT2.27	+91.9%
Average			+308.1%

Kigali vs. Ashgabat - Cost of groceries

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pay 48.1% less for transportation

	Kigali	Ashgabat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.00 RWF10,345	$1.62 TMT5.69	-76.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.40 RWF37,550	$10.00 TMT35.10	-60.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,080.15 RWF39M	$43,928.57 TMT154K	+68.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.97 RWF28,037	$9.71 TMT34.10	-48.8%
Average			-48.1%

Kigali vs. Ashgabat - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Kigali	Ashgabat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.00 RWF31,041	$102.86 TMT361.03	+389.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.07 RWF985K	$1,414.29 TMT4,964.14	+112.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$413.79 RWF612K	$1,000.00 TMT3,510.00	+141.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.32 RWF95,077	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	+579.4%
Average			+177.6%

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pay 27.3% less for childcare

	Kigali	Ashgabat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.90 RWF167K	$22.86 TMT80.23	-79.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,510.48 RWF14M	$24,807.14 TMT87,073.07	+160.8%
Average			-27.3%

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pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kigali	Ashgabat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 RWF1,502	$5.71 TMT20.06	+462.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 RWF3,578	$6.79 TMT23.82	+180.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 RWF3,004	$25.71 TMT90.26	+1165.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 RWF39,497	$195.24 TMT685.29	+630.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.39 RWF5,007	$8.57 TMT30.09	+153.1%
Average			+364.0%

Kigali vs. Ashgabat - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 6.8 times more for clothing

	Kigali	Ashgabat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.39 RWF25,701	$55.71 TMT195.56	+220.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.58 RWF23,031	$114.29 TMT401.14	+633.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$22.24 RWF32,877	$364.29 TMT1,278.64	+1537.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$33.87 RWF50,067	$192.86 TMT676.93	+469.4%
Average			+584.2%

Kigali vs. Ashgabat - Cost of clothing

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