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Kigali vs. Nassau Cost of Living Summary

Kigali is 66.4% cheaper than Nassau.

Restaurants: pay 65.7% less in Kigali
Groceries: pay 73.4% less in Kigali
Transportation: pay 33.9% less in Kigali
Housing: pay 78.7% less in Kigali
Childcare: pay 62.4% less in Kigali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.1% less in Kigali
Clothing: pay 73.8% less in Kigali

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

Kigali vs. Nassau Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.7% less for restaurants

	Nassau	Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$35.00 BSD35.00	$3.45 RWF5,026	-90.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.50 BSD11.50	$6.89 RWF10,052	-40.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.93 BSD2.93	$0.86 RWF1,251	-70.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 BSD1.50	$0.57 RWF834	-61.9%
Average			-65.7%

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pay 73.4% less for groceries

	Nassau	Kigali
Bread 1 loaf	$5.78 BSD5.78	$1.05 RWF1,525	-81.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 BSD4.28	$2.26 RWF3,290	-47.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$16.09 BSD16.09	$2.64 RWF3,853	-83.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.63 BSD7.63	$1.65 RWF2,412	-78.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.48 BSD5.48	$2.10 RWF3,055	-61.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 BSD2.38	$1.15 RWF1,681	-51.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.57 BSD1.57	$0.37 RWF538	-76.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.15 BSD2.15	$0.70 RWF1,023	-67.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$4.38 BSD4.38	$0.48 RWF699	-89.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 BSD2.27	$0.23 RWF332	-90.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.99 BSD1.99	$0.39 RWF570	-80.4%
Average			-73.4%

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pay 33.9% less for transportation

	Nassau	Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 BSD5.38	$4.42 RWF6,447	-17.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.00 BSD45.00	$29.30 RWF42,721	-34.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,500.00 BSD37,500.00	$26,543.61 RWF39M	-29.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.23 BSD31.23	$14.48 RWF21,109	-53.6%
Average			-33.9%

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pay 78.7% less for housing

	Nassau	Kigali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$101.75 BSD101.75	$19.48 RWF28,397	-80.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,862.50 BSD1,862.50	$575.44 RWF839K	-69.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,800.00 BSD1,800.00	$322.51 RWF470K	-82.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$230.26 BSD230.26	$39.98 RWF58,292	-82.6%
Average			-78.7%

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pay 62.4% less for childcare

	Nassau	Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$716.66 BSD716.66	$166.62 RWF243K	-76.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,071.43 BSD15,071.43	$7,842.43 RWF11M	-48.0%
Average			-62.4%

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pay 77.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Nassau	Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 BSD5.00	$1.03 RWF1,508	-79.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.40 BSD5.40	$2.31 RWF3,373	-57.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.35 BSD14.35	$1.72 RWF2,513	-88.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$142.75 BSD142.75	$31.41 RWF45,793	-78.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.00 BSD20.00	$3.45 RWF5,026	-82.8%
Average			-77.1%

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pay 73.8% less for clothing

	Nassau	Kigali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.17 BSD64.17	$19.19 RWF27,978	-70.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$76.67 BSD76.67	$19.30 RWF28,146	-74.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.88 BSD114.88	$22.98 RWF33,507	-80.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.14 BSD127.14	$37.92 RWF55,287	-70.2%
Average			-73.8%

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