Cologne vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$1694
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$551
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$243
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
28
😀 Quality of life
97
44
🏙️ Population
1.08M
1.16M

The cost of living in Cologne is 156% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 2308th and 6804th ($1851 vs $723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 0.3 months in Kigali. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 16th and 6601st among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$6.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$35
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
16.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$14030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$3.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$2.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$1.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$9712

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

Cities near Kigali

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$622
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$545
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$598
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$441
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$579
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$587
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$509
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$509
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$559
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$508
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$723
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$510
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$509
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$546
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$763
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$509
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$568
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$509
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$760
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$768
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$466
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$559
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$707
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$643
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$784
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$511
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$730
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$728
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$581
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$483
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$518
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$576
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$583
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$579
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$826
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$855
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$460
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$493
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$500
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$543