Brussels vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$872
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$2006
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$137
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
30
😀 Quality of life
91
48
🏙️ Population
196K
1.75M

The cost of living in Brussels is 133% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 1939th and 6419th ($2030 vs $872) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Rwanda, respectively. Check Belgium vs Rwanda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.2 months in Kigali. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 121st and 6866th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Kigali

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Brussels Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.2
$2.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$6.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$381
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$673
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
16.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$10930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$1245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$3.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$7731

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834

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