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Rwanda vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost of Living Summary

Rwanda is 59.0% cheaper than Saint Kitts and Nevis overall.

Restaurants: pay 66.2% less in Rwanda
Groceries: pay 64.6% less in Rwanda
Housing: pay 38.6% less in Rwanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.4% less in Rwanda
Clothing: pay 80.3% less in Rwanda

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

Rwanda vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rwanda instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:

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pay 66.2% less for restaurants

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.50 EC$50.00	$3.45 RWF5,000	-81.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.98 EC$37.77	$6.89 RWF9,999	-50.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$0.86 RWF1,244	-57.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 EC$6.17	$0.57 RWF830	-74.9%
Average			-66.2%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Rwanda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 64.6% less for groceries

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Rwanda
Bread 1 loaf	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.05 RWF1,517	-71.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$2.26 RWF3,273
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.25 EC$25.00	$2.64 RWF3,833	-71.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 EC$15.00	$1.65 RWF2,400	-70.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.20 EC$11.34	$2.10 RWF3,039	-50.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 EC$5.44	$1.15 RWF1,673	-42.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 EC$3.77	$0.37 RWF535	-73.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.70 RWF1,018
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 EC$4.54	$0.48 RWF695	-71.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 EC$2.72	$0.23 RWF330	-77.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.39 RWF567	-53.4%
Average			-64.6%

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$4.42 RWF6,414
Monthly public transit pass	??	$29.30 RWF42,498
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$26,543.61 RWF38,497,764
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$14.48 RWF20,999

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pay 38.6% less for housing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Rwanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$19.48 RWF28,248
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	$575.44 RWF834,601	-17.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$650.00 EC$1,756.66	$322.51 RWF467,756	-50.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 EC$206.67	$39.98 RWF57,987	-47.7%
Average			-38.6%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$166.62 RWF241,653
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$7,842.43 RWF11,374,339

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pay 45.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$1.03 RWF1,500	-53.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$2.31 RWF3,355	-37.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.72 RWF2,500
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$31.41 RWF45,553
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.29 EC$17.00	$3.45 RWF5,000	-45.2%
Average			-45.4%

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pay 80.3% less for clothing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Rwanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.81 EC$240.00	$19.19 RWF27,832	-78.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$19.30 RWF27,998
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.51 EC$350.00	$22.98 RWF33,331	-82.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$37.92 RWF54,997
Average			-80.3%

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