Cape Town vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cape Town	Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$1633
🏠 One person rent	$484	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$549
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.2	$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1518	$265
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	55	28
😀 Quality of life	60	47
🏙️ Population	434K	1.16M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 30% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 6078th and 6978th ($881 vs $677) 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 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 0.4 months in Kigali. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 5406th and 6517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Kigali

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	Cape Town	Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.47	$3.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$6.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$749	$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$36.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	16.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$13256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.17	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$4.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$3.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.51	$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$3.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$1.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$28.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$172	$204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4013	$6579

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$773
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$632
371 km or 231 mi	George	$684
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$805
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$866
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$643
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$704
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$703
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$753
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$710
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$683
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$511
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$535
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$689
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$682
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$765
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$719
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$738
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$631
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$633
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$875
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$656
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$603
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$776
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$807
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$889
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$780
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$751
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$718

Cities near Kigali

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Byumba	$599
56 km or 35 mi	Nyanza	$539
69 km or 43 mi	Ruhengeri	$575
80 km or 50 mi	Butare	$458
80 km or 50 mi	Kibuye	$566
95 km or 59 mi	Gisenyi	$572
104 km or 65 mi	Muyinga	$449
109 km or 68 mi	Ngozi	$448
142 km or 88 mi	Cyangugu	$554
145 km or 90 mi	Bubanza	$453
148 km or 92 mi	Bukavu	$739
164 km or 102 mi	Gitega	$445
170 km or 105 mi	Ruyigi	$446
177 km or 110 mi	Bujumbura	$493
191 km or 119 mi	Uvira	$776
219 km or 136 mi	Rutana	$448
243 km or 151 mi	Kasese	$543
244 km or 152 mi	Makamba	$449
246 km or 153 mi	Butembo	$745
281 km or 174 mi	Beni	$747
322 km or 200 mi	Mwanza	$493
348 km or 216 mi	Entebbe	$547
377 km or 234 mi	Kampala	$654
388 km or 241 mi	Kira Town	$600
392 km or 244 mi	Bunia	$748
438 km or 272 mi	Jinja	$542
451 km or 280 mi	Kalemie	$746
473 km or 294 mi	Kindu	$740
544 km or 338 mi	Tororo	$557
554 km or 344 mi	Mumias	$424
561 km or 348 mi	Kisumu	$441
562 km or 349 mi	Arua	$553
568 km or 353 mi	Mbale	$557
581 km or 361 mi	Gulu	$556
593 km or 368 mi	Isiro	$808
607 km or 377 mi	Kisangani	$860
642 km or 399 mi	Eldoret	$405
693 km or 431 mi	Nakuru	$439
748 km or 465 mi	Yambio	$476
752 km or 467 mi	Arusha	$571