Cost of living comparison

Rwanda

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Djibouti

Djibouti vs. Kigali Cost of Living Summary

Djibouti is 93.6% more expensive than Kigali.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Djibouti
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Djibouti
Transportation: pay 44.7% more in Djibouti
Housing: pay 47.3% more in Djibouti
Childcare: pay 65.7% more in Djibouti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in Djibouti
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Djibouti

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

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Djibouti vs. Kigali Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Kigali	Djibouti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 RWF4,005	$9.83 DJF1,753	+262.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.77 RWF10,013	$15.45 DJF2,755	+128.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 RWF1,155	$1.90 DJF338	+142.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 RWF826	$1.69 DJF301	+201.6%
Average			+190.8%

Kigali vs. Djibouti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Kigali	Djibouti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 RWF1,548	$9.27 DJF1,653	+785.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.11 RWF3,115	$4.78 DJF852	+126.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.16 RWF4,675	$10.63 DJF1,896	+236.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.63 RWF2,412	$5.69 DJF1,015	+248.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 RWF3,078	$8.24 DJF1,470	+295.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 RWF1,618	$1.70 DJF303	+55.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 RWF522	$0.55 DJF98	+56.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 RWF1,019	$1.18 DJF210	+70.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF707	$0.73 DJF131	+53.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 RWF333	$0.72 DJF129	+220.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RWF499	$0.75 DJF133	+121.3%
Average			+163.2%

Kigali vs. Djibouti - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.7% more for transportation

	Kigali	Djibouti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.00 RWF10,345	$8.56 DJF1,526	+22.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.40 RWF37,550	$42.53 DJF7,584	+67.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,080.15 RWF39M	$33,798.22 DJF6M	+29.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.97 RWF28,037	$47.75 DJF8,516	+151.8%
Average			+44.7%

Kigali vs. Djibouti - Cost of transportation

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pay 47.3% more for housing

	Kigali	Djibouti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.00 RWF31,041	$58.99 DJF10,520	+180.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.07 RWF985K	$674.13 DJF120K	+1.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$413.79 RWF612K	$477.51 DJF85,158	+15.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.32 RWF95,077	$398.35 DJF71,041	+519.3%
Average			+47.3%

Kigali vs. Djibouti - Cost of housing

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pay 65.7% more for childcare

	Kigali	Djibouti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.90 RWF167K	$335.22 DJF59,783	+196.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,510.48 RWF14M	$8,794.47 DJF2M	-7.5%
Average			+65.7%

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kigali	Djibouti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 RWF1,502	$7.02 DJF1,252	+591.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 RWF3,578	$3.37 DJF601	+39.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 RWF3,004	$1.97 DJF351	-3.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 RWF39,497	$86.14 DJF15,362	+222.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.39 RWF5,007	$12.64 DJF2,254	+273.2%
Average			+191.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Kigali	Djibouti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.39 RWF25,701	$42.13 DJF7,514	+142.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.58 RWF23,031	$19.66 DJF3,507	+26.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$22.24 RWF32,877	$123.59 DJF22,041	+455.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$33.87 RWF50,067	$56.18 DJF10,019	+65.9%
Average			+130.4%

Kigali vs. Djibouti - Cost of clothing

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