Athens vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1436
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3478
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$710
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$1232
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$496
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.7
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1185
$212
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
90
27
😀 Quality of life
82
49
🏙️ Population
643K
1.16M

The cost of living in Athens is 89% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 4155th and 6835th ($1436 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.3 months in Kigali. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 611th and 6733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Athens Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$6.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.91
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.42
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$914
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$48.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
16.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3810
$14731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3763
$960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.9
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$3.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$3.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$62.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11493
$7919

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1291
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1281
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1259
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1265
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1177
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1438
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1415
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1477
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1041
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1127
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1055
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1224
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1026
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$930
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2056
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1101
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1111
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1162
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$976
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1254
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1149
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1112
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1835
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1092
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1067
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1245
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1174
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1046
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1040
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1045
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$770
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$973
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1303

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