Dortmund vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$1633
🏠 One person rent
$648
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$265
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
28
😀 Quality of life
77
47
🏙️ Population
587K
1.16M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 107% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 3822nd and 6978th ($1401 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 1st in Germany and Rwanda, respectively. Check Germany vs Rwanda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dortmund compared to 0.4 months in Kigali. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 764th and 6517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$3.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$6.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$0.98
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$36.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
16.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$13256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$3.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$3.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$1.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$28.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$6579

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357

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