Athens vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3188
$1633
🏠 One person rent
$633
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1070
$265
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
90
28
😀 Quality of life
78
47
🏙️ Population
664K
1.16M

The cost of living in Athens is 90% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 4210th and 6978th ($1287 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Greece and Rwanda, respectively. Check Greece vs Rwanda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.4 months in Kigali. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 560th and 6517th 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
$14.1
$3.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$6.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$0.98
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$36.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
16.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3172
$13256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3082
$800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.5
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.09
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.37
$3.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$1.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$28.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10293
$6579

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1475
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1125
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1134
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1047
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1086
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1129
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1038
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$887
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1974
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1090
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1037
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1058
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$943
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1186
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1067
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1738
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$945
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$937
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1169
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1015
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$825
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$984
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$647
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1009
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1144

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