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Rwanda

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Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo vs. Kigali Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 32.4% more expensive than Kigali.

Restaurants: pay 92.2% more in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 71.0% more in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 18.0% less in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 0.8% more in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 31.9% more in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.6% more in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 3.3 times more in Santo Domingo

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

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Santo Domingo vs. Kigali Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Kigali, you would:

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pay 92.2% more for restaurants

	Kigali	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 RWF4,005	$9.95 DOP611.16	+267.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.77 RWF10,013	$7.54 DOP463.46	+11.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 RWF1,155	$1.04 DOP63.95	+33.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 RWF826	$0.57 DOP35.01	+2.0%
Average			+92.2%

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pay 71.0% more for groceries

	Kigali	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 RWF1,548	$1.51 DOP93.03	+44.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.11 RWF3,115	$3.62 DOP222.50	+71.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.16 RWF4,675	$5.19 DOP318.59	+64.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.63 RWF2,412	$2.34 DOP143.71	+43.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 RWF3,078	$2.53 DOP155.32	+21.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 RWF1,618	$1.45 DOP88.96	+32.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 RWF522	$0.37 DOP22.53	+3.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 RWF1,019	$1.24 DOP75.89	+79.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF707	$0.83 DOP51.09	+74.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 RWF333	$0.91 DOP56.14	+305.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RWF499	$1.00 DOP61.45	+196.2%
Average			+71.0%

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pay 18.0% less for transportation

	Kigali	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.00 RWF10,345	$5.38 DOP330.30	-23.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.40 RWF37,550	$18.24 DOP1,120.45	-28.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,080.15 RWF39M	$23,212.79 DOP1M	-11.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.97 RWF28,037	$21.22 DOP1,303.80	+11.9%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 0.8% more for housing

	Kigali	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.00 RWF31,041	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	+72.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.07 RWF985K	$721.96 DOP44,352.33	+8.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$413.79 RWF612K	$350.20 DOP21,513.82	-15.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.32 RWF95,077	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	+10.3%
Average			+0.8%

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pay 31.9% more for childcare

	Kigali	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.90 RWF167K	$252.26 DOP15,497.20	+123.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,510.48 RWF14M	$7,399.96 DOP455K	-22.2%
Average			+31.9%

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pay 62.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Kigali	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 RWF1,502	$2.49 DOP152.79	+144.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 RWF3,578	$2.27 DOP139.64	-6.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 RWF3,004	$5.32 DOP326.97	+161.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 RWF39,497	$29.64 DOP1,820.74	+10.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.39 RWF5,007	$7.46 DOP458.37	+120.3%
Average			+62.6%

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pay 3.3 times more for clothing

	Kigali	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.39 RWF25,701	$45.80 DOP2,813.91	+163.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.58 RWF23,031	$46.66 DOP2,866.62	+199.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$22.24 RWF32,877	$87.04 DOP5,346.99	+291.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$33.87 RWF50,067	$124.34 DOP7,638.61	+267.1%
Average			+226.3%

Kigali vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of clothing

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