Dresden vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$1694
🏠 One person rent
$729
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$551
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$243
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
28
😀 Quality of life
89
44
🏙️ Population
563K
1.16M

The cost of living in Dresden is 102% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 3857th and 6804th ($1462 vs $723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th 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 0.3 months in Kigali. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 203rd and 6601st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$6.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$35
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
16.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$14030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$3.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$2.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$1.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$9712

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$622
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$545
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$598
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$441
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$579
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$587
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$509
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$509
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$559
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$508
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$723
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$510
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$509
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$546
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$763
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$509
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$568
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$509
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$760
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$768
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$466
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$559
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$707
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$643
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$784
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$511
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$730
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$728
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$581
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$483
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$518
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$576
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$583
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$579
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$826
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$855
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$460
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$493
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$500
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$543