Budapest vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$872
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$2006
🏠 One person rent
$810
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$137
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
30
😀 Quality of life
81
48
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.75M

The cost of living in Budapest is 81% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 3675th and 6419th ($1580 vs $872) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Rwanda, respectively. Check Hungary vs Rwanda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 0.2 months in Kigali. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 646th and 6866th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Kigali

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Budapest Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$2.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$6.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$381
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$673
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
16.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$10930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$1245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$3.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$3.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$7731

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

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