Cost of living comparison

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

Kigali is 0.5% more expensive than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 47.0% less in Kigali
Groceries: pay 45.6% less in Kigali
Transportation: pay 9.4% less in Kigali
Housing: pay 30.7% less in Kigali
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Kigali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.6% less in Kigali
Clothing: pay 44.6% less in Kigali

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

Kigali vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.0% less for restaurants

	St. George's	Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$3.45 RWF5,016	-53.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$6.89 RWF10,031	-17.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$0.86 RWF1,248	-53.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 EC$4.25	$0.57 RWF833	-63.6%
Average			-47.0%

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pay 45.6% less for groceries

	St. George's	Kigali
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 EC$4.57	$1.05 RWF1,521	-38.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 EC$13.52	$2.26 RWF3,283	-54.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.71 EC$39.75	$2.64 RWF3,845	-82.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.07 EC$11.00	$1.65 RWF2,407	-59.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.60 EC$7.04	$2.10 RWF3,048	-19.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$1.15 RWF1,678	-4.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.37 RWF537	-56.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 EC$2.13	$0.70 RWF1,021	-11.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 EC$3.63	$0.48 RWF698	-64.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$0.23 RWF331	-67.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$0.39 RWF569	-44.6%
Average			-45.6%

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pay 9.4% less for transportation

	St. George's	Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 EC$13.85	$4.42 RWF6,434	-13.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.00 EC$100.00	$29.30 RWF42,632	-20.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	$26,543.61 RWF38,619,482	+6.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$14.48 RWF21,065
Average			-9.4%

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pay 30.7% less for housing

	St. George's	Kigali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.87 EC$126.67	$19.48 RWF28,338	-58.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	$575.44 RWF837,239	-0.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.85 EC$783.33	$322.51 RWF469,235	+11.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.51 EC$431.09	$39.98 RWF58,170	-74.9%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	St. George's	Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$166.62 RWF242,417	+200.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	$7,842.43 RWF11,410,301	+236.4%
Average			+218.3%

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pay 37.6% less for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$1.03 RWF1,505	-49.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.44 EC$12.00	$2.31 RWF3,366	-47.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.72 RWF2,508	-6.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$31.41 RWF45,697	-15.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$3.45 RWF5,016	-68.9%
Average			-37.6%

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pay 44.6% less for clothing

	St. George's	Kigali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.90 EC$70.00	$19.19 RWF27,920	-25.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$19.30 RWF28,087	-56.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.55 EC$115.00	$22.98 RWF33,437	-46.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.85 EC$205.00	$37.92 RWF55,171	-50.0%
Average			-44.6%

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