Cologne vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$1927
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$439
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$776
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
30
😀 Quality of life
96
49
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.75M

The cost of living in Cologne is 145% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 2067th and 6714th ($1990 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Germany and Rwanda, respectively. Check Germany vs Rwanda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.2 months in Kigali. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 15th and 6822nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$332
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$1052
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$20.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
16.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$12689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$1093
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$4.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$3.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$9138

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

Cities near Kigali

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$620
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$544
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$518
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$409
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$507
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$395
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$691
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$692
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$517
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$693
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$798
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$694
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$693
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$759
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$839
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$691
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$572
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$691
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$798
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$810
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$623
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$563
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$722
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$670
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$825
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$593
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$786
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$785
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$624
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$505
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$533
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$617
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$651
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$876
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$961
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$520
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$508
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$507
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$602