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Kigali vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Kigali is 0.9% more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 53.0% less in Kigali
Groceries: pay 66.9% less in Kigali
Transportation: pay 29.8% less in Kigali
Housing: pay 58.0% less in Kigali
Childcare: pay 4.2 times more in Kigali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.8% less in Kigali
Clothing: pay 65.2% less in Kigali

Expenses including groceries, clothing, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Kigali. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Kigali.

Kigali vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kigali instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 53.0% less for restaurants

	Saint John's	Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$3.45 RWF5,020	-75.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$6.89 RWF10,039	-37.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$0.86 RWF1,249	-58.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$0.57 RWF833	-40.1%
Average			-53.0%

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pay 66.9% less for groceries

	Saint John's	Kigali
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$1.05 RWF1,523	-62.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$2.26 RWF3,286	-44.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$2.64 RWF3,848	-68.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$1.65 RWF2,409	-69.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$2.10 RWF3,051	-43.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$1.15 RWF1,679	-61.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.37 RWF537	-66.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.70 RWF1,022	-81.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.48 RWF698	-87.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.23 RWF331	-82.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.39 RWF569	-69.8%
Average			-66.9%

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pay 29.8% less for transportation

	Saint John's	Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$4.42 RWF6,439	-29.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$29.30 RWF42,667
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$26,543.61 RWF38,650,929	+12.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$14.48 RWF21,082	-71.9%
Average			-29.8%

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pay 58.0% less for housing

	Saint John's	Kigali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$19.48 RWF28,361	-74.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$575.44 RWF837,921	-45.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$322.51 RWF469,617	-52.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$39.98 RWF58,218	-59.6%
Average			-58.0%

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

	Saint John's	Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$166.62 RWF242,614
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$7,842.43 RWF11,419,593	+323.9%
Average			+323.9%

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pay 44.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.03 RWF1,506	-44.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$2.31 RWF3,368	-41.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.72 RWF2,510
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$31.41 RWF45,734	-49.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$3.45 RWF5,020	-44.4%
Average			-44.8%

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pay 65.2% less for clothing

	Saint John's	Kigali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$19.19 RWF27,942	-61.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$19.30 RWF28,110
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$22.98 RWF33,464	-68.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$37.92 RWF55,216
Average			-65.2%

Saint John's vs. Kigali - Cost of clothing

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