Birmingham vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$1896
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$419
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$98.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$253
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	28
😀 Quality of life	94	45
🏙️ Population	1.14M	1.16M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 153% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 1973rd and 6562nd ($1951 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Rwanda, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Rwanda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.3 months in Kigali. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 35th and 6577th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Kigali

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	Birmingham	Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$2.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$6.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$1.07
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$1132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	16.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$17658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$3.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$3.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$26.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$9282

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1732
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1718
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1608
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1737
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1736
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1903
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1452
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2009
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1663
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1569
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1750
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1450
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1600
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1805
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1727
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1759
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1693
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1591
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1790
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1686
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1623
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1814
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1820
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1748

Cities near Kigali

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Byumba	$613
56 km or 35 mi	Nyanza	$518
69 km or 43 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
80 km or 50 mi	Butare	$413
80 km or 50 mi	Kibuye	$479
95 km or 59 mi	Gisenyi	$381
104 km or 65 mi	Muyinga	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Ngozi	$648
142 km or 88 mi	Cyangugu	$496
145 km or 90 mi	Bubanza	$648
148 km or 92 mi	Bukavu	$759
164 km or 102 mi	Gitega	$651
170 km or 105 mi	Ruyigi	$648
177 km or 110 mi	Bujumbura	$719
191 km or 119 mi	Uvira	$803
219 km or 136 mi	Rutana	$648
243 km or 151 mi	Kasese	$573
244 km or 152 mi	Makamba	$647
246 km or 153 mi	Butembo	$768
281 km or 174 mi	Beni	$785
322 km or 200 mi	Mwanza	$625
348 km or 216 mi	Entebbe	$558
377 km or 234 mi	Kampala	$698
388 km or 241 mi	Kira Town	$646
392 km or 244 mi	Bunia	$801
438 km or 272 mi	Jinja	$562
451 km or 280 mi	Kalemie	$747
473 km or 294 mi	Kindu	$746
544 km or 338 mi	Tororo	$602
554 km or 344 mi	Mumias	$490
561 km or 348 mi	Kisumu	$522
562 km or 349 mi	Arua	$585
568 km or 353 mi	Mbale	$605
581 km or 361 mi	Gulu	$594
593 km or 368 mi	Isiro	$843
607 km or 377 mi	Kisangani	$910
642 km or 399 mi	Eldoret	$483
693 km or 431 mi	Nakuru	$500
748 km or 465 mi	Yambio	$495
752 km or 467 mi	Arusha	$638