Cape Town vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2628
$1694
🏠 One person rent
$603
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$1117
$551
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1545
$243
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
55
28
😀 Quality of life
59
44
🏙️ Population
3.78M
1.16M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 55% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 4849th and 6804th ($1120 vs $723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in South Africa and Rwanda, respectively. Check South Africa vs Rwanda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.3 months in Kigali. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 5407th and 6601st among best cities to live in the world.

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Cape Town Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.8
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$6.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1367
$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$35
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.1
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
16.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1902
$14030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1292
$868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.91
$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$4.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$3.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$2.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$1.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4270
$9712

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$850
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$649
371 km or 231 mi George
$790
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$901
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$741
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$792
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$953
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$859
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1286
882 km or 548 mi East London
$703
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$696
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$581
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$627
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$862
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$774
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$832
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$788
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$689
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$809
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$717
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$779
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$692
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$690
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$717
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$971
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$943
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$718
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$654
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1079
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$874
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$840
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$997
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$834
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$818
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$790

Cities near Kigali

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$622
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$545
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$598
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$441
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$579
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$587
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$509
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$509
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$559
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$508
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$723
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$510
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$509
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$546
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$763
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$509
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$568
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$509
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$760
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$768
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$466
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$559
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$707
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$643
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$784
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$511
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$730
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$728
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$581
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$483
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$518
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$576
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$583
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$579
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$826
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$855
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$460
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$493
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$500
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$543