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Ulaanbaatar vs. Kigali Cost of Living Summary

Ulaanbaatar is 55.0% more expensive than Kigali.

Restaurants: pay 0.9% more in Ulaanbaatar
Groceries: pay 77.5% more in Ulaanbaatar
Transportation: pay 35.9% less in Ulaanbaatar
Housing: pay 6.4% more in Ulaanbaatar
Childcare: pay 7.7% less in Ulaanbaatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.3% more in Ulaanbaatar
Clothing: pay 4.0 times more in Ulaanbaatar

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

Ulaanbaatar vs. Kigali Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.9% more for restaurants

	Kigali	Ulaanbaatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.45 RWF5,009	$5.56 MNT19,913.00	+61.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.89 RWF10,019	$5.41 MNT19,365.39	-21.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 RWF1,247	$0.72 MNT2,588.69	-15.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 RWF832	$0.46 MNT1,637.41	-20.1%
Average			+0.9%

Kigali vs. Ulaanbaatar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 77.5% more for groceries

	Kigali	Ulaanbaatar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 RWF1,520	$0.92 MNT3,304.31	-11.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.26 RWF3,279	$5.86 MNT21,008.22	+159.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.64 RWF3,840	$5.29 MNT18,955.04	+100.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.65 RWF2,404	$2.05 MNT7,329.93	+23.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 RWF3,045	$2.65 MNT9,484.02	+26.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 RWF1,676	$1.34 MNT4,786.76	+15.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 RWF536	$1.03 MNT3,703.28	+180.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RWF1,020	$1.87 MNT6,683.97	+165.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF697	$1.17 MNT4,177.48	+143.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 RWF331	$0.31 MNT1,106.47	+35.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 RWF568	$0.44 MNT1,580.67	+12.9%
Average			+77.5%

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pay 35.9% less for transportation

	Kigali	Ulaanbaatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 RWF6,426	$3.78 MNT13,555.64	-14.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.30 RWF42,579	$8.34 MNT29,869.50	-71.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,543.61 RWF38,571,978	$28,628.61 MNT102,551,962.31	+7.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.48 RWF21,039	$5.00 MNT17,921.70	-65.4%
Average			-35.9%

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pay 6.4% more for housing

	Kigali	Ulaanbaatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.48 RWF28,303	$13.74 MNT49,201.71	-29.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.44 RWF836,209	$503.97 MNT1,805,294.99	-12.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$322.51 RWF468,658	$394.69 MNT1,413,823.17	+22.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.98 RWF58,099	$58.01 MNT207,795.08	+45.1%
Average			+6.4%

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pay 7.7% less for childcare

	Kigali	Ulaanbaatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.62 RWF242,118	$166.77 MNT597,390.07	+0.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,842.43 RWF11,396,266	$6,632.97 MNT23,760,294.02	-15.4%
Average			-7.7%

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pay 45.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Kigali	Ulaanbaatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 RWF1,503	$1.95 MNT6,969.55	+88.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 RWF3,361	$2.42 MNT8,675.43	+4.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.72 RWF2,505	$1.71 MNT6,142.65	-0.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.41 RWF45,641	$69.49 MNT248,912.53	+121.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.45 RWF5,009	$3.89 MNT13,939.10	+12.9%
Average			+45.3%

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pay 4.0 times more for clothing

	Kigali	Ulaanbaatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.19 RWF27,885	$81.91 MNT293,429.59	+326.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.30 RWF28,052	$65.60 MNT234,973.23	+239.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$22.98 RWF33,396	$98.97 MNT354,518.77	+330.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.92 RWF55,103	$150.55 MNT539,310.48	+297.0%
Average			+298.6%

Kigali vs. Ulaanbaatar - 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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