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Kigali vs. Minsk Cost of Living Summary

Kigali is 11.5% more expensive than Minsk.

Restaurants: pay 11.1% more in Kigali
Groceries: pay 12.8% more in Kigali
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Kigali
Housing: pay 30.8% more in Kigali
Childcare: pay 32.9% less in Kigali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.3% more in Kigali
Clothing: pay 61.5% less in Kigali

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

Kigali vs. Minsk Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.1% more for restaurants

	Minsk	Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.15 BYN27.06	$3.45 RWF5,030	-62.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.90 BYN17.46	$6.89 RWF10,060	+16.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 BYN1.75	$0.86 RWF1,252	+45.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 BYN1.17	$0.57 RWF835	+44.5%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 12.8% more for groceries

	Minsk	Kigali
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 BYN1.68	$1.05 RWF1,526	+83.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.13 BYN9.26	$2.26 RWF3,292	-27.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.67 BYN7.90	$2.64 RWF3,856	-1.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.30 BYN3.86	$1.65 RWF2,414	+26.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.81 BYN5.35	$2.10 RWF3,057	+15.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 BYN1.56	$1.15 RWF1,683	+118.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 BYN2.24	$0.37 RWF538	-51.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 BYN2.42	$0.70 RWF1,024	-14.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 BYN2.95	$0.48 RWF700	-51.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 BYN0.72	$0.23 RWF332	-5.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 BYN0.78	$0.39 RWF570	+47.5%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Minsk	Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.87 BYN8.48	$4.42 RWF6,453	+54.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.05 BYN44.52	$29.30 RWF42,756	+94.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,703.95 BYN52,380.98	$26,543.61 RWF39M	+49.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.84 BYN11.35	$14.48 RWF21,126	+277.4%
Average			+119.1%

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pay 30.8% more for housing

	Minsk	Kigali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.78 BYN28.93	$19.48 RWF28,420	+99.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$477.71 BYN1,413.40	$575.44 RWF840K	+20.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.53 BYN951.30	$322.51 RWF471K	+0.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.74 BYN114.62	$39.98 RWF58,339	+3.2%
Average			+30.8%

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pay 32.9% less for childcare

	Minsk	Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$292.61 BYN865.74	$166.62 RWF243K	-43.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,129.44 BYN29,970.14	$7,842.43 RWF11M	-22.6%
Average			-32.9%

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pay 1.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Minsk	Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 BYN3.06	$1.03 RWF1,509	+0.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 BYN5.07	$2.31 RWF3,375	+35.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.92 BYN5.67	$1.72 RWF2,515	-10.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.97 BYN85.70	$31.41 RWF45,830	+8.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.72 BYN13.97	$3.45 RWF5,030	-27.0%
Average			+1.3%

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pay 61.5% less for clothing

	Minsk	Kigali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.59 BYN126.02	$19.19 RWF28,001	-54.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.69 BYN120.39	$19.30 RWF28,169	-52.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.65 BYN327.37	$22.98 RWF33,534	-79.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.51 BYN276.66	$37.92 RWF55,331	-59.4%
Average			-61.5%

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