Cost of living comparison

Rwanda

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Taiwan

Taipei vs. Kigali Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 66.0% more expensive than Kigali.

Restaurants: pay 24.2% more in Taipei
Groceries: pay 3.0 times more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 9.7% less in Taipei
Housing: pay 28.0% more in Taipei
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Taipei
Clothing: pay 3.2 times more in Taipei

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

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Taipei vs. Kigali Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.2% more for restaurants

	Kigali	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 RWF3,994	$4.71 NT$150.49	+73.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.77 RWF9,986	$5.65 NT$180.59	-16.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 RWF1,152	$0.92 NT$29.35	+17.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 RWF824	$0.65 NT$20.86	+16.8%
Average			+24.2%

Kigali vs. Taipei - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.0 times more for groceries

	Kigali	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 RWF1,544	$2.02 NT$64.65	+93.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.11 RWF3,107	$9.85 NT$314.68	+367.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.16 RWF4,662	$11.54 NT$368.90	+265.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.63 RWF2,406	$2.72 NT$87.00	+66.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 RWF3,070	$4.45 NT$142.21	+113.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 RWF1,614	$2.23 NT$71.26	+103.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 RWF521	$1.51 NT$48.15	+326.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 RWF1,017	$1.38 NT$44.23	+100.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF705	$2.02 NT$64.54	+322.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 RWF332	$1.25 NT$39.84	+453.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RWF498	$1.04 NT$33.27	+208.2%
Average			+195.0%

Kigali vs. Taipei - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.7% less for transportation

	Kigali	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.00 RWF10,316	$3.94 NT$126.01	-43.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.40 RWF37,446	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	+48.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,080.15 RWF38M	$33,523.97 NT$1M	+28.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.97 RWF27,960	$8.95 NT$285.93	-52.8%
Average			-9.7%

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pay 28.0% more for housing

	Kigali	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.00 RWF30,956	$27.40 NT$875.71	+30.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.07 RWF982K	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	+52.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$413.79 RWF610K	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	+16.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.32 RWF94,815	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	+3.0%
Average			+28.0%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Kigali	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.90 RWF166K	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	+486.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,510.48 RWF14M	$16,675.66 NT$533K	+75.3%
Average			+220.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kigali	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 RWF1,498	$2.83 NT$90.29	+178.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 RWF3,568	$3.42 NT$109.45	+41.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 RWF2,996	$3.92 NT$125.41	+93.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 RWF39,388	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	+54.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.39 RWF4,993	$9.73 NT$311.01	+187.3%
Average			+103.7%

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pay 3.2 times more for clothing

	Kigali	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.39 RWF25,630	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	+263.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.58 RWF22,967	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	+156.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$22.24 RWF32,786	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	+282.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$33.87 RWF49,928	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	+210.3%
Average			+224.3%

Kigali vs. Taipei - Cost of clothing

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