Cologne vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
27
😀 Quality of life
96
49
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.16M

The cost of living in Cologne is 160% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 2104th and 6835th ($1968 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Germany and Rwanda, respectively. Check Germany vs Rwanda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 0.3 months in Kigali. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 23rd and 6733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$6.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$914
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$48.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
16.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$14731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$3.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$62.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$7919

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979

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