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Dushanbe vs. Kigali Cost of Living Summary

Dushanbe is 17.3% more expensive than Kigali.

Restaurants: pay 9.4% more in Dushanbe
Groceries: pay 40.6% more in Dushanbe
Transportation: pay 50.5% less in Dushanbe
Housing: pay 10.4% less in Dushanbe
Childcare: pay 19.6% less in Dushanbe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.6% more in Dushanbe
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Dushanbe

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

Dushanbe vs. Kigali Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.4% more for restaurants

	Kigali	Dushanbe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.45 RWF5,009	$6.09 TJS55.86	+76.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.89 RWF10,019	$9.00 TJS82.58	+30.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 RWF1,247	$0.60 TJS5.51	-30.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 RWF832	$0.35 TJS3.19	-39.2%
Average			+9.4%

Kigali vs. Dushanbe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.6% more for groceries

	Kigali	Dushanbe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 RWF1,520	$0.59 TJS5.45	-43.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.26 RWF3,279	$5.82 TJS53.43	+158.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.64 RWF3,840	$3.96 TJS36.37	+50.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.65 RWF2,404	$1.76 TJS16.18	+6.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 RWF3,045	$2.05 TJS18.84	-2.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 RWF1,676	$0.77 TJS7.11	-32.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 RWF536	$1.34 TJS12.27	+262.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RWF1,020	$0.92 TJS8.46	+31.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF697	$0.57 TJS5.24	+19.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 RWF331	$0.31 TJS2.84	+36.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 RWF568	$0.24 TJS2.18	-39.2%
Average			+40.6%

Kigali vs. Dushanbe - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.5% less for transportation

	Kigali	Dushanbe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 RWF6,426	$4.12 TJS37.81	-6.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.30 RWF42,579	$10.59 TJS97.15	-63.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,543.61 RWF38,571,978	$11,647.15 TJS106,867.61	-56.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.48 RWF21,039	$3.60 TJS33.03	-75.1%
Average			-50.5%

Kigali vs. Dushanbe - Cost of transportation

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pay 10.4% less for housing

	Kigali	Dushanbe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.48 RWF28,303	$19.59 TJS179.73	+0.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.44 RWF836,209	$432.36 TJS3,967.06	-24.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$322.51 RWF468,658	$249.58 TJS2,290.02	-22.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.98 RWF58,099	$42.01 TJS385.46	+5.1%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 19.6% less for childcare

	Kigali	Dushanbe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.62 RWF242,118	$105.88 TJS971.52	-36.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,842.43 RWF11,396,266	$7,623.59 TJS69,949.71	-2.8%
Average			-19.6%

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pay 31.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Kigali	Dushanbe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 RWF1,503	$1.06 TJS9.72	+2.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 RWF3,361	$1.94 TJS17.81	-16.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.72 RWF2,505	$3.18 TJS29.15	+84.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.41 RWF45,641	$42.10 TJS386.30	+34.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.45 RWF5,009	$5.29 TJS48.58	+53.6%
Average			+31.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Kigali	Dushanbe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.19 RWF27,885	$32.43 TJS297.53	+69.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.30 RWF28,052	$40.87 TJS375.01	+111.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$22.98 RWF33,396	$79.41 TJS728.64	+245.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.92 RWF55,103	$58.24 TJS534.34	+53.6%
Average			+120.0%

Kigali vs. Dushanbe - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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