Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Rwanda

Kigali vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Kigali is 39.8% cheaper than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 19.5% less in Kigali
Groceries: pay 66.1% less in Kigali
Transportation: pay 10.8% more in Kigali
Housing: pay 21.9% less in Kigali
Childcare: pay 68.8% less in Kigali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.9% less in Kigali
Clothing: pay 69.2% less in Kigali

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

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Kigali vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.5% less for restaurants

	Taipei	Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$150.49	$2.71 RWF3,994	-42.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$180.59	$6.77 RWF9,986	+19.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$0.78 RWF1,152	-14.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$0.56 RWF824	-14.4%
Average			-19.5%

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pay 66.1% less for groceries

	Taipei	Kigali
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$64.65	$1.05 RWF1,544	-48.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$2.11 RWF3,107	-78.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$3.16 RWF4,662	-72.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$1.63 RWF2,406	-40.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$2.08 RWF3,070	-53.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$1.09 RWF1,614	-50.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.15	$0.35 RWF521	-76.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$0.69 RWF1,017	-50.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$0.48 RWF705	-76.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.23 RWF332	-81.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$0.34 RWF498	-67.6%
Average			-66.1%

Taipei vs. Kigali - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.8% more for transportation

	Taipei	Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$126.01	$7.00 RWF10,316	+77.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	$25.40 RWF37,446	-32.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$26,080.15 RWF38M	-22.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$285.93	$18.97 RWF27,960	+112.0%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 21.9% less for housing

	Taipei	Kigali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$875.71	$21.00 RWF30,956	-23.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	$666.07 RWF982K	-34.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	$413.79 RWF610K	-14.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$64.32 RWF94,815	-2.9%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 68.8% less for childcare

	Taipei	Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	$112.90 RWF166K	-83.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$533K	$9,510.48 RWF14M	-43.0%
Average			-68.8%

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pay 50.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$1.02 RWF1,498	-64.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$109.45	$2.42 RWF3,568	-29.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$2.03 RWF2,996	-48.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	$26.72 RWF39,388	-35.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$3.39 RWF4,993	-65.2%
Average			-50.9%

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pay 69.2% less for clothing

	Taipei	Kigali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$17.39 RWF25,630	-72.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$15.58 RWF22,967	-61.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$22.24 RWF32,786	-73.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$33.87 RWF49,928	-67.8%
Average			-69.2%

Taipei vs. Kigali - Cost of clothing

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