Cost of living comparison

Rwanda

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Kazakhstan

Astana vs. Kigali Cost of Living Summary

Astana is 19.7% more expensive than Kigali.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Astana
Groceries: pay 35.4% more in Astana
Transportation: pay 41.2% less in Astana
Housing: pay 11.0% less in Astana
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Astana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.3% more in Astana
Clothing: pay 3.9 times more in Astana

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

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Astana vs. Kigali Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Kigali	Astana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 RWF4,005	$11.00 KZT4,985.16	+306.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.77 RWF10,013	$7.83 KZT3,548.37	+15.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 RWF1,155	$1.10 KZT499.26	+40.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 RWF826	$0.66 KZT298.06	+17.7%
Average			+107.9%

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pay 35.4% more for groceries

	Kigali	Astana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 RWF1,548	$0.63 KZT283.87	-40.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.11 RWF3,115	$6.10 KZT2,762.66	+189.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.16 RWF4,675	$4.93 KZT2,232.43	+55.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.63 RWF2,412	$2.23 KZT1,009.64	+36.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 RWF3,078	$2.69 KZT1,219.52	+29.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 RWF1,618	$0.82 KZT369.90	-25.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 RWF522	$1.06 KZT482.49	+201.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 RWF1,019	$1.03 KZT468.85	+50.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF707	$1.01 KZT456.93	+110.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 RWF333	$0.31 KZT141.42	+38.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RWF499	$0.20 KZT91.97	-39.9%
Average			+35.4%

Kigali vs. Astana - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.2% less for transportation

	Kigali	Astana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.00 RWF10,345	$2.53 KZT1,145.06	-63.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.40 RWF37,550	$16.78 KZT7,603.65	-34.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,080.15 RWF39M	$24,607.50 KZT11M	-5.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.97 RWF28,037	$11.19 KZT5,069.10	-41.0%
Average			-41.2%

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pay 11.0% less for housing

	Kigali	Astana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.00 RWF31,041	$17.96 KZT8,139.19	-14.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.07 RWF985K	$575.82 KZT261K	-13.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$413.79 RWF612K	$394.61 KZT179K	-4.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.32 RWF95,077	$52.26 KZT23,684.23	-18.7%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Kigali	Astana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.90 RWF167K	$374.89 KZT170K	+232.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,510.48 RWF14M	$11,828.93 KZT5M	+24.4%
Average			+103.2%

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pay 54.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Kigali	Astana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 RWF1,502	$1.34 KZT608.29	+32.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 RWF3,578	$2.59 KZT1,174.34	+7.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 RWF3,004	$2.24 KZT1,013.82	+10.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 RWF39,497	$57.61 KZT26,110.84	+115.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.39 RWF5,007	$6.49 KZT2,940.08	+91.5%
Average			+54.3%

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pay 3.9 times more for clothing

	Kigali	Astana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.39 RWF25,701	$66.09 KZT29,953.79	+280.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.58 RWF23,031	$46.98 KZT21,290.23	+201.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$22.24 RWF32,877	$120.13 KZT54,442.17	+440.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$33.87 RWF50,067	$129.87 KZT58,857.92	+283.4%
Average			+292.5%

Kigali vs. Astana - Cost of clothing

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