Adelaide vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Adelaide	Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1978	$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4280	$1896
🏠 One person rent	$1150	$419
🏘️ Family rent	$1774	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$98.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3388	$253
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	28
😀 Quality of life	94	45
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.16M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 157% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 1894th and 6562nd ($1978 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Australia and Rwanda, respectively. Check Australia vs Rwanda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Adelaide compared to 0.3 months in Kigali. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 46th and 6577th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Kigali

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	Adelaide	Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.9	$2.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$6.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.51	$1.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$902	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1801	$1132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1445	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.9	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	16.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6777	$17658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4517	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$3.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.41	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.16	$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$3.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.6	$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$26.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$843	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7829	$9282

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$1795
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1691
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1291
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1390
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1668
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1691
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$1981
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1625
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1601
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2194
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1620
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1645
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1619
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1671
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1643
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1654
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1727
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2023
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1768
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1702
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1511
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1616
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1538
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1651
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1416
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1584
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1824
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2252
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2106
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2539
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2099
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1448
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1185
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681

Cities near Kigali

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Byumba	$613
56 km or 35 mi	Nyanza	$518
69 km or 43 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
80 km or 50 mi	Butare	$413
80 km or 50 mi	Kibuye	$479
95 km or 59 mi	Gisenyi	$381
104 km or 65 mi	Muyinga	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Ngozi	$648
142 km or 88 mi	Cyangugu	$496
145 km or 90 mi	Bubanza	$648
148 km or 92 mi	Bukavu	$759
164 km or 102 mi	Gitega	$651
170 km or 105 mi	Ruyigi	$648
177 km or 110 mi	Bujumbura	$719
191 km or 119 mi	Uvira	$803
219 km or 136 mi	Rutana	$648
243 km or 151 mi	Kasese	$573
244 km or 152 mi	Makamba	$647
246 km or 153 mi	Butembo	$768
281 km or 174 mi	Beni	$785
322 km or 200 mi	Mwanza	$625
348 km or 216 mi	Entebbe	$558
377 km or 234 mi	Kampala	$698
388 km or 241 mi	Kira Town	$646
392 km or 244 mi	Bunia	$801
438 km or 272 mi	Jinja	$562
451 km or 280 mi	Kalemie	$747
473 km or 294 mi	Kindu	$746
544 km or 338 mi	Tororo	$602
554 km or 344 mi	Mumias	$490
561 km or 348 mi	Kisumu	$522
562 km or 349 mi	Arua	$585
568 km or 353 mi	Mbale	$605
581 km or 361 mi	Gulu	$594
593 km or 368 mi	Isiro	$843
607 km or 377 mi	Kisangani	$910
642 km or 399 mi	Eldoret	$483
693 km or 431 mi	Nakuru	$500
748 km or 465 mi	Yambio	$495
752 km or 467 mi	Arusha	$638