Amsterdam vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2545
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5759
$1633
🏠 One person rent
$1649
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$2742
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3788
$265
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
28
😀 Quality of life
94
47
🏙️ Population
921K
1.16M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 276% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 612th and 6978th ($2545 vs $677) 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 0.4 months in Kigali. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 37th and 6517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amsterdam Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.4
$3.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$6.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.35
$0.98
 Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2979
$792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$36.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.3
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
16.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$13256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5939
$800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.73
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$3.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.3
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$3.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$1.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$28.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1976
$204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10734
$6579

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2001
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2465
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2092
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1647
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2135
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1894
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1897
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1958
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2055
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2205
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1939
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1501
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1850
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1796
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1886
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1836
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1804
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1729
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2013
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1841
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1818
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1793
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1756
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1770
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1942
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1864
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1697
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1725
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1761
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1901
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1746
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1734
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1822
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1833

Cities near Kigali

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$599
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$539
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$575
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$458
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$566
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$572
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$449
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$448
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$554
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$453
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$739
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$445
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$446
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$493
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$776
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$448
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$543
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$449
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$745
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$747
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$493
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$547
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$654
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$600
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$748
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$542
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$746
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$740
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$557
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$424
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$441
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$553
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$557
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$556
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$808
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$860
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$405
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$439
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$476
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$571