Cologne vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$1633
🏠 One person rent
$967
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$265
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
28
😀 Quality of life
96
47
🏙️ Population
1.07M
1.16M

The cost of living in Cologne is 159% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 2484th and 6978th ($1752 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 0.4 months in Kigali. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 12th and 6517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$3.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$6.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$36.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
16.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$13256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$4.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$3.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$3.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$1.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$28.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$6579

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

Cities near Kigali

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$599
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$539
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$575
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$458
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$566
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$572
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$449
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$448
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$554
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$453
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$739
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$445
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$446
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$493
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$776
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$448
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$543
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$449
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$745
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$747
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$493
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$547
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$654
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$600
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$748
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$542
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$746
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$740
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$557
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$424
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$441
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$553
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$557
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$556
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$808
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$860
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$405
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$439
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$476
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$571