Dresden vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$1633
🏠 One person rent
$696
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$265
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
28
😀 Quality of life
88
47
🏙️ Population
555K
1.16M

The cost of living in Dresden is 108% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 3786th and 6978th ($1406 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 1st in Germany and Rwanda, respectively. Check Germany vs Rwanda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.4 months in Kigali. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 190th and 6517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$3.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$6.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$36.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
16.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$13256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$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
$2.28
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$3.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$1.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$28.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$6579

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
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$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303

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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