Cost of living comparison

Grenada

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Rwanda

Kigali vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Kigali is 43.5% cheaper than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 52.3% less in Kigali
Groceries: pay 70.0% less in Kigali
Transportation: pay 13.6% less in Kigali
Housing: pay 35.9% less in Kigali
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Kigali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.9% less in Kigali
Clothing: pay 58.5% less in Kigali

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

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Kigali vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kigali instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 52.3% less for restaurants

	St. George's	Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$2.71 RWF4,005	-63.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$6.77 RWF10,013	-18.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$0.78 RWF1,155	-59.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$0.56 RWF826	-71.2%
Average			-52.3%

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pay 70.0% less for groceries

	St. George's	Kigali
Bread 1 loaf	$2.38 EC$6.44	$1.05 RWF1,548	-56.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.93 EC$18.74	$2.11 RWF3,115	-69.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$15.41 EC$41.64	$3.16 RWF4,675	-79.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.26 EC$11.50	$1.63 RWF2,412	-61.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 EC$11.50	$2.08 RWF3,078	-51.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$6.11 EC$16.50	$1.09 RWF1,618	-82.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.35 RWF522	-68.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 EC$2.00	$0.69 RWF1,019	-6.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.59 EC$7.00	$0.48 RWF707	-81.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.23 RWF333	-82.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.67 EC$4.50	$0.34 RWF499	-79.7%
Average			-70.0%

St. George's vs. Kigali - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.6% less for transportation

	St. George's	Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 EC$14.26	$7.00 RWF10,345	+32.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$64.35 EC$173.91	$25.40 RWF37,550	-60.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	$26,080.15 RWF39M	+0.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$18.97 RWF28,037
Average			-13.6%

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pay 35.9% less for housing

	St. George's	Kigali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.94 EC$137.67	$21.00 RWF31,041	-58.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,134.73 EC$3,066.67	$666.07 RWF985K	-41.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$437.86 EC$1,183.33	$413.79 RWF612K	-5.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$192.10 EC$519.15	$64.32 RWF95,077	-66.5%
Average			-35.9%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	St. George's	Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$112.90 RWF167K	+103.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	$9,510.48 RWF14M	+185.6%
Average			+141.0%

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pay 53.9% less for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 EC$7.50	$1.02 RWF1,502	-63.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.38 EC$11.83	$2.42 RWF3,578	-44.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.03 RWF3,004
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$26.72 RWF39,497	-27.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$3.39 RWF5,007	-69.5%
Average			-53.9%

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pay 58.5% less for clothing

	St. George's	Kigali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.15 EC$95.00	$17.39 RWF25,701	-50.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$15.58 RWF23,031	-64.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.57 EC$136.67	$22.24 RWF32,877	-56.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.57 EC$236.67	$33.87 RWF50,067	-61.3%
Average			-58.5%

St. George's vs. Kigali - Cost of clothing

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