Cost of living comparison

Rwanda

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Brazil

Brasilia vs. Kigali Cost of Living Summary

Brasilia is 25.5% more expensive than Kigali.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Brasilia
Groceries: pay 50.1% more in Brasilia
Transportation: pay 13.7% less in Brasilia
Housing: pay 22.1% less in Brasilia
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Brasilia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.2% more in Brasilia
Clothing: pay 3.1 times more in Brasilia

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

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Brasilia vs. Kigali Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Kigali	Brasilia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 RWF4,005	$8.96 R$45.35	+230.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.77 RWF10,013	$8.46 R$42.84	+24.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 RWF1,155	$1.49 R$7.56	+91.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 RWF826	$0.95 R$4.81	+69.9%
Average			+108.3%

Kigali vs. Brasilia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.1% more for groceries

	Kigali	Brasilia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 RWF1,548	$2.06 R$10.45	+97.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.11 RWF3,115	$5.88 R$29.77	+179.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.16 RWF4,675	$4.06 R$20.57	+28.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.63 RWF2,412	$2.48 R$12.54	+51.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 RWF3,078	$1.83 R$9.24	-12.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 RWF1,618	$1.10 R$5.59	+0.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 RWF522	$0.68 R$3.46	+93.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 RWF1,019	$0.60 R$3.05	-12.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF707	$0.75 R$3.82	+57.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 RWF333	$0.55 R$2.76	+142.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RWF499	$0.48 R$2.44	+42.8%
Average			+50.1%

Kigali vs. Brasilia - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.7% less for transportation

	Kigali	Brasilia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.00 RWF10,345	$4.94 R$25.02	-29.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.40 RWF37,550	$36.03 R$182.43	+41.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,080.15 RWF39M	$23,669.59 R$120K	-9.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.97 RWF28,037	$8.24 R$41.73	-56.5%
Average			-13.7%

Kigali vs. Brasilia - Cost of transportation

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pay 22.1% less for housing

	Kigali	Brasilia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.00 RWF31,041	$22.23 R$112.52	+5.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.07 RWF985K	$503.69 R$2,549.95	-24.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$413.79 RWF612K	$275.14 R$1,392.90	-33.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.32 RWF95,077	$74.47 R$376.99	+15.8%
Average			-22.1%

Kigali vs. Brasilia - Cost of housing

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Kigali	Brasilia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.90 RWF167K	$826.32 R$4,183.22	+631.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,510.48 RWF14M	$16,972.69 R$85,924.26	+78.5%
Average			+261.4%

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pay 62.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Kigali	Brasilia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 RWF1,502	$2.39 R$12.09	+135.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 RWF3,578	$2.66 R$13.45	+9.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 RWF3,004	$2.48 R$12.58	+22.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 RWF39,497	$33.99 R$172.07	+27.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.39 RWF5,007	$7.96 R$40.32	+135.1%
Average			+62.2%

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pay 3.1 times more for clothing

	Kigali	Brasilia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.39 RWF25,701	$56.09 R$283.94	+222.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.58 RWF23,031	$44.24 R$223.96	+183.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$22.24 RWF32,877	$85.37 R$432.17	+283.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$33.87 RWF50,067	$88.39 R$447.47	+161.0%
Average			+209.5%

Kigali vs. Brasilia - Cost of clothing

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