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Kigali vs. Saint Helier Cost of Living Summary

Kigali is 69.4% cheaper than Saint Helier.

Restaurants: pay 80.9% less in Kigali
Groceries: pay 68.1% less in Kigali
Transportation: pay 27.3% less in Kigali
Housing: pay 69.9% less in Kigali
Childcare: pay 81.7% less in Kigali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.2% less in Kigali
Clothing: pay 81.8% less in Kigali

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

Kigali vs. Saint Helier Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kigali instead of Saint Helier, you would:

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pay 80.9% less for restaurants

	Saint Helier	Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$39.64 £29.74	$2.71 RWF4,005	-93.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.57 £7.93	$6.77 RWF10,013	-35.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.28 £2.46	$0.78 RWF1,155	-76.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.48 £1.86	$0.56 RWF826	-77.4%
Average			-80.9%

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pay 68.1% less for groceries

	Saint Helier	Kigali
Bread 1 loaf	$2.75 £2.06	$1.05 RWF1,548	-61.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 £2.70	$2.11 RWF3,115	-41.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.51 £6.38	$3.16 RWF4,675	-62.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.26 £4.70	$1.63 RWF2,412	-73.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.39 £4.05	$2.08 RWF3,078	-61.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.90 £1.43	$1.09 RWF1,618	-42.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.57 £1.18	$0.35 RWF522	-77.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.87 £1.40	$0.69 RWF1,019	-63.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 £1.52	$0.48 RWF707	-76.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 £1.08	$0.23 RWF333	-84.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.40 £1.05	$0.34 RWF499	-75.9%
Average			-68.1%

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pay 27.3% less for transportation

	Saint Helier	Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.81 £5.86	$7.00 RWF10,345	-10.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$68.71 £51.56	$25.40 RWF37,550	-63.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,428.74 £19,829.48	$26,080.15 RWF39M	-1.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.93 £18.70	$18.97 RWF28,037	-23.9%
Average			-27.3%

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pay 69.9% less for housing

	Saint Helier	Kigali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.68 £54.53	$21.00 RWF31,041	-71.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,838.45 £1,379.39	$666.07 RWF985K	-63.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,568.11 £1,176.55	$413.79 RWF612K	-73.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$243.20 £182.47	$64.32 RWF95,077	-73.6%
Average			-69.9%

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pay 81.7% less for childcare

	Saint Helier	Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,708.95 £2,032.52	$112.90 RWF167K	-95.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,892.93 £8,923.27	$9,510.48 RWF14M	-20.0%
Average			-81.7%

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pay 77.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Helier	Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.93 £5.95	$1.02 RWF1,502	-87.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.83 £3.63	$2.42 RWF3,578	-49.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.82 £14.87	$2.03 RWF3,004	-89.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.98 £57.01	$26.72 RWF39,497	-64.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$19.82 £14.87	$3.39 RWF5,007	-82.9%
Average			-77.2%

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pay 81.8% less for clothing

	Saint Helier	Kigali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.51 £77.67	$17.39 RWF25,701	-83.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.68 £54.53	$15.58 RWF23,031	-78.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.93 £89.23	$22.24 RWF32,877	-81.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$207.03 £155.33	$33.87 RWF50,067	-83.6%
Average			-81.8%

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