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Kigali vs. Yerevan Cost of Living Summary

Kigali is 23.0% cheaper than Yerevan.

Restaurants: pay 21.2% less in Kigali
Groceries: pay 17.9% less in Kigali
Transportation: pay 50.6% more in Kigali
Housing: pay 30.7% less in Kigali
Childcare: pay 20.6% less in Kigali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.7% less in Kigali
Clothing: pay 76.5% less in Kigali

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

Kigali vs. Yerevan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.2% less for restaurants

	Yerevan	Kigali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.44 AMD3,961.55	$3.45 RWF5,000	-67.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AMD2,971.16	$6.89 RWF9,999	-12.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 AMD378.25	$0.86 RWF1,244	-13.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 AMD200.63	$0.57 RWF830	+8.2%
Average			-21.2%

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pay 17.9% less for groceries

	Yerevan	Kigali
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 AMD315.04	$1.05 RWF1,517	+25.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.82 AMD1,450.21	$2.26 RWF3,273	-41.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 AMD2,300.04	$2.64 RWF3,833	-56.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 AMD938.04	$1.65 RWF2,400	-33.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.35 AMD1,272.13	$2.10 RWF3,039	-37.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 AMD231.03	$1.15 RWF1,673	+89.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 AMD289.37	$0.37 RWF535	-51.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 AMD309.80	$0.70 RWF1,018	-14.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 AMD366.99	$0.48 RWF695	-50.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 AMD141.42	$0.23 RWF330	-38.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 AMD133.40	$0.39 RWF567	+11.2%
Average			-17.9%

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pay 50.6% more for transportation

	Yerevan	Kigali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.17 AMD1,961.75	$4.42 RWF6,414	-14.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.49 AMD8,913.49	$29.30 RWF42,498	+24.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,670.18 AMD12,776,007.36	$26,543.61 RWF38,497,764	-21.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.62 AMD1,752.99	$14.48 RWF20,999	+213.4%
Average			+50.6%

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pay 30.7% less for housing

	Yerevan	Kigali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.36 AMD7,346.10	$19.48 RWF28,248	+0.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$753.04 AMD285,739.69	$575.44 RWF834,601	-23.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$552.33 AMD209,580.77	$322.51 RWF467,756	-41.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.83 AMD36,361.68	$39.98 RWF57,987	-58.3%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 20.6% less for childcare

	Yerevan	Kigali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$346.56 AMD131,501.54	$166.62 RWF241,653	-51.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,090.75 AMD2,690,554.52	$7,842.43 RWF11,374,339	+10.6%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 44.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Yerevan	Kigali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.83 AMD693.27	$1.03 RWF1,500	-43.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.39 AMD1,288.15	$2.31 RWF3,355	-31.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.61 AMD990.39	$1.72 RWF2,500	-34.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$94.61 AMD35,901.00	$31.41 RWF45,553	-66.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.53 AMD2,475.97	$3.45 RWF5,000	-47.2%
Average			-44.7%

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pay 76.5% less for clothing

	Yerevan	Kigali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$110.06 AMD41,762.20	$19.19 RWF27,832	-82.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.20 AMD22,844.22	$19.30 RWF27,998	-67.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.28 AMD52,469.79	$22.98 RWF33,331	-83.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.55 AMD51,812.94	$37.92 RWF54,997	-72.2%
Average			-76.5%

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