Dresden vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$1927
🏠 One person rent
$706
$439
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$776
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
30
😀 Quality of life
92
49
🏙️ Population
566K
1.75M

The cost of living in Dresden is 89% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 3968th and 6714th ($1531 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 1st in Germany and Rwanda, respectively. Check Germany vs Rwanda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 0.2 months in Kigali. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 117th and 6822nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$332
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$1052
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$20.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
16.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$12689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$1093
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$4.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$3.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$9138

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$1462
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$1227
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$1006
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$1093
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$1494
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$1525
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$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
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$1103
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$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
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$1478
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$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
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$1510
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$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
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$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
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$1188
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$1244
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$1196
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$620
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$544
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$518
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$409
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$507
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$395
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$691
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$692
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$517
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$693
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$798
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$694
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$693
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$759
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$839
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$691
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$572
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$691
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$798
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$810
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$623
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$563
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$722
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$670
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$825
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$593
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$786
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$785
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$624
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$505
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$533
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$617
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$651
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$627
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$876
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$961
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$520
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$508
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$507
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$602