Kigali vs. Port-aux-francais Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kigali instead of Port-aux-francais, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Port-aux-francais
Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $2.71
RWF4,001
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $6.77
RWF10,001
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.78
RWF1,154

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Port-aux-francais
Kigali
Bread
1 loaf
?? $1.05
RWF1,546
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $2.11
RWF3,112
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $3.16
RWF4,669

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Port-aux-francais
Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $7.00
RWF10,332
Monthly public transit pass ?? $25.40
RWF37,505
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $26,080.15
RWF39M

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Port-aux-francais
Kigali
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $21.00
RWF31,004
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $666.07
RWF983K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $413.79
RWF611K

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Port-aux-francais
Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $112.90
RWF167K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $9,510.48
RWF14M

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Port-aux-francais
Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $1.02
RWF1,500
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $2.42
RWF3,574
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $2.03
RWF3,000

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Port-aux-francais
Kigali
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $17.39
RWF25,670
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $15.58
RWF23,003
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $22.24
RWF32,838

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