Chisinau vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$872
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$2006
🏠 One person rent
$535
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$137
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
30
😀 Quality of life
62
48
🏙️ Population
567K
1.75M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 11% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 5780th and 6419th ($969 vs $872) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Moldova and Rwanda, respectively. Check Moldova vs Rwanda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.2 months in Kigali. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 5599th and 6866th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Kigali

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Chisinau Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$2.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$6.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$381
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$673
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
16.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$10930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$1245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$3.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$3.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$7731

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995

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