Brisbane vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2016
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4617
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$1227
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$2041
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$503
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$98.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$253
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
28
😀 Quality of life
97
45
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.16M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 162% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 1792nd and 6562nd ($2016 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Australia and Rwanda, respectively. Check Australia vs Rwanda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.3 months in Kigali. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 7th and 6577th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brisbane Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$2.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.64
$6.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$3.51
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1443
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1015
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2386
$1132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1744
$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.7
$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.36%
16.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7172
$17658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4905
$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.1
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$3.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.37
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.5
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.9
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$3.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.5
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$76
$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$26.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1504
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7949
$9282

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1677
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2067
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2239
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1683
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1709
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1504
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1781
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1638
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1557
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1185
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1478
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1411
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1448
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1702
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2099
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1824
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1584
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2252
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2539
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1538
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1511
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1416
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1616
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2023
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1619
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1667
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1601
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1691
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1291
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1727
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1691
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1654
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2194
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1643
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1620
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1645

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