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Kigali vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Kigali is 33.9% cheaper than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 45.0% less in Kigali
Groceries: pay 38.6% less in Kigali
Transportation: pay 1.3% more in Kigali
Housing: pay 20.7% less in Kigali
Childcare: pay 36.8% less in Kigali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.9% less in Kigali
Clothing: pay 55.9% less in Kigali

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

Kigali vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.0% less for restaurants

	Santiago	Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.50 CLF0.2500	$3.45 RWF5,016	-67.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.10 CLF0.1900	$6.89 RWF10,031	-14.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 CLF0.0400	$0.86 RWF1,248	-46.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 CLF0.0300	$0.57 RWF833	-50.8%
Average			-45.0%

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pay 38.6% less for groceries

	Santiago	Kigali
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 CLF0.0400	$1.05 RWF1,521	-32.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.13 CLF0.1200	$2.26 RWF3,283	-56.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 CLF0.1100	$2.64 RWF3,845	-41.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.01 CLF0.0900	$1.65 RWF2,407	-58.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 CLF0.0700	$2.10 RWF3,048	-30.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 CLF0.0200	$1.15 RWF1,678	+27.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 CLF0.0200	$0.37 RWF537	-47.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 CLF0.0200	$0.70 RWF1,021	-23.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 CLF0.0200	$0.48 RWF698	-43.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 CLF0.0200	$0.23 RWF331	-71.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 CLF0.0200	$0.39 RWF569	-47.4%
Average			-38.6%

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pay 1.3% more for transportation

	Santiago	Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 CLF0.1200	$4.42 RWF6,434	-15.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.99 CLF0.9900	$29.30 RWF42,632	-30.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,201.90 CLF450.9900	$26,543.61 RWF38,619,482	+38.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.86 CLF0.3000	$14.48 RWF21,065	+12.6%
Average			+1.3%

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pay 20.7% less for housing

	Santiago	Kigali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.76 CLF0.5100	$19.48 RWF28,338	-10.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.56 CLF11.8000	$575.44 RWF837,239	+14.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$424.00 CLF9.9600	$322.51 RWF469,235	-23.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.40 CLF2.5200	$39.98 RWF58,170	-62.8%
Average			-20.7%

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pay 36.8% less for childcare

	Santiago	Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$431.25 CLF10.1300	$166.62 RWF242,417	-61.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,923.79 CLF209.5900	$7,842.43 RWF11,410,301	-12.1%
Average			-36.8%

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pay 41.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.15 CLF0.0700	$1.03 RWF1,505	-67.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.09 CLF0.0700	$2.31 RWF3,366	-25.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.56 CLF0.1300	$1.72 RWF2,508	-69.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.24 CLF0.7600	$31.41 RWF45,697	-2.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.30 CLF0.1500	$3.45 RWF5,016	-45.3%
Average			-41.9%

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pay 55.9% less for clothing

	Santiago	Kigali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.82 CLF1.2600	$19.19 RWF27,920	-64.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.77 CLF0.7200	$19.30 RWF28,087	-37.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.54 CLF1.7300	$22.98 RWF33,437	-68.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.13 CLF1.9100	$37.92 RWF55,171	-53.3%
Average			-55.9%

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