Athens vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1439
$872
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3529
$2006
🏠 One person rent
$713
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$1247
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1330
$137
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
30
😀 Quality of life
81
48
🏙️ Population
643K
1.75M

The cost of living in Athens is 65% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 4184th and 6419th ($1439 vs $872) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Greece and Rwanda, respectively. Check Greece vs Rwanda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 0.2 months in Kigali. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 602nd and 6866th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Kigali

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Athens Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$2.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$6.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$4.57
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$523
$381
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$673
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
16.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$10930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$1245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.18
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$3.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.14
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$3.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$623
$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13579
$7731

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1307
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1298
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1160
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1253
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1264
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1228
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1182
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1439
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1403
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1472
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1024
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1123
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1037
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1179
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1008
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$932
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2043
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1126
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1109
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1146
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1003
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1253
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1171
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1126
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1863
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1100
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1060
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1039
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1302
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1166
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1038
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1048
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$883
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1030
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1324

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