Cost of living comparison

Uruguay

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Rwanda

Kigali vs. Montevideo Cost of Living Summary

Kigali is 49.7% cheaper than Montevideo.

Restaurants: pay 72.5% less in Kigali
Groceries: pay 59.0% less in Kigali
Transportation: pay 18.9% less in Kigali
Housing: pay 27.4% less in Kigali
Childcare: pay 60.5% less in Kigali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.7% less in Kigali
Clothing: pay 78.4% less in Kigali

Expenses including clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, and housing are lower in Kigali.

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Kigali vs. Montevideo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.5% less for restaurants

	Montevideo	Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00 UYU604.72	$2.71 RWF4,005	-81.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.46 UYU583.02	$6.77 RWF10,013	-53.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.70 UYU108.81	$0.78 RWF1,155	-71.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.05 UYU82.66	$0.56 RWF826	-72.7%
Average			-72.5%

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pay 59.0% less for groceries

	Montevideo	Kigali
Bread 1 loaf	$2.84 UYU114.69	$1.05 RWF1,548	-63.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.03 UYU283.55	$2.11 RWF3,115	-70.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.10 UYU205.48	$3.16 RWF4,675	-37.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.57 UYU184.15	$1.63 RWF2,412	-64.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.46 UYU220.10	$2.08 RWF3,078	-61.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 UYU51.67	$1.09 RWF1,618	-14.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.27 UYU51.03	$0.35 RWF522	-72.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 UYU32.15	$0.69 RWF1,019	-13.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 UYU58.00	$0.48 RWF707	-66.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 UYU37.22	$0.23 RWF333	-75.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 UYU38.73	$0.34 RWF499	-64.8%
Average			-59.0%

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pay 18.9% less for transportation

	Montevideo	Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.25 UYU332.50	$7.00 RWF10,345	-15.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$74.80 UYU3,015.63	$25.40 RWF37,550	-66.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,990.00 UYU1M	$26,080.15 RWF39M	-3.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.27 UYU212.50	$18.97 RWF28,037	+259.8%
Average			-18.9%

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pay 27.4% less for housing

	Montevideo	Kigali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.58 UYU1,797.10	$21.00 RWF31,041	-52.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$706.61 UYU28,486.90	$666.07 RWF985K	-5.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.28 UYU23,514.79	$413.79 RWF612K	-29.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$144.76 UYU5,836.03	$64.32 RWF95,077	-55.6%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 60.5% less for childcare

	Montevideo	Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$626.83 UYU25,270.58	$112.90 RWF167K	-82.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,986.11 UYU443K	$9,510.48 RWF14M	-13.4%
Average			-60.5%

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pay 64.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Montevideo	Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 UYU198.53	$1.02 RWF1,502	-79.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.59 UYU184.84	$2.42 RWF3,578	-47.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.49 UYU221.15	$2.03 RWF3,004	-63.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.39 UYU2,192.54	$26.72 RWF39,497	-50.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.22 UYU492.55	$3.39 RWF5,007	-72.3%
Average			-64.7%

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pay 78.4% less for clothing

	Montevideo	Kigali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.85 UYU4,146.32	$17.39 RWF25,701	-83.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.61 UYU2,282.30	$15.58 RWF23,031	-72.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$124.46 UYU5,017.67	$22.24 RWF32,877	-82.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$130.21 UYU5,249.43	$33.87 RWF50,067	-74.0%
Average			-78.4%

Montevideo vs. Kigali - Cost of clothing

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