Cologne vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$947
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$98.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$253
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
28
😀 Quality of life
96
45
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.16M

The cost of living in Cologne is 126% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 2551st and 6562nd ($1744 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 12th and 6577th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$2.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$6.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$1132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
16.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$17658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$3.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$3.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$26.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$9282

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$613
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$518
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$492
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$413
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$479
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$381
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$650
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$648
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$496
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$648
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$759
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$651
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$648
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$719
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$803
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$648
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$573
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$647
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$768
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$785
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$625
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$558
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$698
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$646
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$801
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$562
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$747
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$746
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$602
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$490
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$522
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$585
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$605
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$594
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$843
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$910
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$483
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$500
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$495
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$638