Amsterdam vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Amsterdam Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3118
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7329
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$2031
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$3485
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$654
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$260
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4702
$212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
27
😀 Quality of life
96
49
🏙️ Population
921K
1.16M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 311% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 143rd and 6835th ($3118 vs $758) 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 0.3 months in Kigali. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 31st and 6733rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Amsterdam vs Kigali infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Amsterdam vs Kigali

Prices for goods and services in Amsterdam and Kigali are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Amsterdam Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.4
$6.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.2
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$4.94
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2130
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1705
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3833
$914
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2970
$531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$292
$48.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.81%
16.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10418
$14731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7591
$960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.92
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.2
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.31
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.56
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.47
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$3.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.85
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.23
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.2
$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.84
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.62
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$3.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.2
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.4
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$62.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2892
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19920
$7919

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2178
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2589
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2252
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2230
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1846
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2568
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2256
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2235
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2718
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2222
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2134
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2414
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1514
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2392
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2111
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2581
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2374
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2228
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2011
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2615
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1829
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2329
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2262
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1860
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2082
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2706
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2302
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2318
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2070
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2154
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2187
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2263
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1986
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1992
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2058
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2107
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2164
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2100
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2087
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2238

Cities near Kigali

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$597
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$524
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$499
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$412
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$491
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$396
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$687
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$686
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$505
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$689
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$803
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$689
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$687
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$754
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$842
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$688
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$567
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$688
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$804
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$820
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$656
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$578
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$717
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$658
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$833
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$582
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$792
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$793
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$623
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$511
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$543
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$617
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$654
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$879
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$957
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$528
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$503
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$508
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$612