Amsterdam vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3165
$872
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7127
$2006
🏠 One person rent
$2073
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$3318
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$659
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$265
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4747
$137
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
30
😀 Quality of life
95
48
🏙️ Population
921K
1.75M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 263% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 138th and 6419th ($3165 vs $872) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Rwanda, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Rwanda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.2 months in Kigali. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 24th and 6866th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Kigali

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Amsterdam Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$2.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.6
$6.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.81
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2259
$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1723
$381
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3695
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2790
$673
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.3
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
16.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11141
$10930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7428
$1245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.92
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.47
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.44
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$3.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.2
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.06
$3.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.6
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.3
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2748
$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20104
$7731

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2185
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2755
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2354
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2399
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1865
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2564
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2296
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2283
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2608
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2389
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2407
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1477
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2365
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2148
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2491
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2310
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2424
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2026
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2659
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1805
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$2053
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2104
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2341
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2077
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2159
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2220
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$2253
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1942
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2040
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2082
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2152
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2166
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2112
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2247

Cities near Kigali

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$671
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$583
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$553
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$447
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$533
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$411
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$688
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$689
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$543
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$688
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$779
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$691
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$688
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$750
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$828
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$690
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$541
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$689
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$784
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$795
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$613
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$531
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$697
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$635
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$810
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$573
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$770
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$771
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$603
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$524
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$549
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$577
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$624
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$591
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$860
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$946
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$513
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$532
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$494
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$618