Cape Town vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1231
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2814
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$681
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$1180
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
56
27
😀 Quality of life
55
49
🏙️ Population
3.78M
1.16M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 62% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 4637th and 6835th ($1231 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.3 months in Kigali. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 6312th and 6733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cape Town Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$6.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1355
$914
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$48.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.58%
16.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1957
$14731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.5
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.62
$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$3.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.78
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.86
$3.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.1
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$62.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4978
$7919

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1243
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$666
371 km or 231 mi George
$857
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$946
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1005
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$746
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$814
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$988
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$861
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1304
882 km or 548 mi East London
$784
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$698
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$598
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$650
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$901
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$762
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$948
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$808
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$762
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$833
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$731
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$904
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$637
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$637
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$706
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$984
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$940
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$668
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$607
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1082
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$890
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$985
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$984
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$892
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$927
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$857

Cities near Kigali

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$597
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$524
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$499
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$412
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$491
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$396
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$687
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$686
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$505
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$689
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$803
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$689
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$687
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$754
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$842
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$688
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$567
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$688
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$804
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$820
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$656
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$578
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$717
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$658
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$833
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$582
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$792
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$793
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$623
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$511
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$543
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$617
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$654
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$879
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$957
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$528
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$503
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$508
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$612