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Kigali vs. Mogadishu Cost of Living Summary

Kigali is 2.4 times more expensive than Mogadishu.

Restaurants: pay 49.8% more in Kigali
Groceries: pay 25.5% less in Kigali
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Kigali
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Kigali
Childcare: pay 8.5 times more in Kigali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.7% more in Kigali
Clothing: pay 15.5% less in Kigali

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

Kigali vs. Mogadishu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.8% more for restaurants

	Mogadishu	Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.50 SOS1,997	$3.45 RWF5,030	-1.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.50 SOS2,567	$6.89 RWF10,060	+53.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 SOS285	$0.86 RWF1,252	+71.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 SOS185	$0.57 RWF835	+76.1%
Average			+49.8%

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pay 25.5% less for groceries

	Mogadishu	Kigali
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62 SOS927	$1.05 RWF1,526	-35.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.50 SOS1,426	$2.26 RWF3,292	-9.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 SOS3,059	$2.64 RWF3,856	-50.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 SOS1,110	$1.65 RWF2,414	-15.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.64 SOS938	$2.10 RWF3,057	+27.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 SOS776	$1.15 RWF1,683	-15.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 SOS259	$0.37 RWF538	-18.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25 SOS712	$0.70 RWF1,024	-43.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SOS331	$0.48 RWF700	-17.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 SOS315	$0.23 RWF332	-58.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 SOS388	$0.39 RWF570	-42.5%
Average			-25.5%

Mogadishu vs. Kigali - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Mogadishu	Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.91 SOS2,231	$4.42 RWF6,453	+13.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 SOS11,409	$29.30 RWF42,756	+46.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,500.00 SOS4M	$26,543.61 RWF39M	+253.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.80 SOS3,309	$14.48 RWF21,126	+149.6%
Average			+115.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Mogadishu	Kigali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.67 SOS38,031	$19.48 RWF28,420	-70.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$157.50 SOS89,849	$575.44 RWF840K	+265.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$87.50 SOS49,916	$322.51 RWF471K	+268.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.28 SOS36,099	$39.98 RWF58,339	-36.8%
Average			+106.6%

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pay 8.5 times more for childcare

	Mogadishu	Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$50.00 SOS28,524	$166.62 RWF243K	+233.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$570.00 SOS325K	$7,842.43 RWF11M	+1275.9%
Average			+754.6%

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pay 5.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Mogadishu	Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 SOS2,282	$1.03 RWF1,509	-74.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 SOS856	$2.31 RWF3,375	+54.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.20 SOS685	$1.72 RWF2,515	+43.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.67 SOS18,065	$31.41 RWF45,830	-0.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$3.45 RWF5,030
Average			+5.7%

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pay 15.5% less for clothing

	Mogadishu	Kigali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.50 SOS9,983	$19.19 RWF28,001	+9.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.33 SOS13,881	$19.30 RWF28,169	-20.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$26.67 SOS15,213	$22.98 RWF33,534	-13.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.50 SOS34,513	$37.92 RWF55,331	-37.3%
Average			-15.5%

Mogadishu vs. Kigali - Cost of clothing

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