Dresden vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1402
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3491
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$684
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$98.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2953
$253
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
28
😀 Quality of life
88
45
🏙️ Population
566K
1.16M

The cost of living in Dresden is 82% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 3862nd and 6562nd ($1402 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th 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 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 217th and 6577th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$2.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.5
$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$6.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.58
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1357
$1132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
16.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$17658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3685
$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$3.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$3.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$26.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13167
$9282

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1341
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1352
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1325
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1202
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1309
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1048
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1278
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$880
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$971
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1420
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1314
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1351
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1373
61 km or 38 mi Most
$942
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1187
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1092
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1033
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1310
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1353
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1350
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1352
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1147
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1362
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1241
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1011
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1516
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1118
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1216
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1092
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$979
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1419

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$613
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$518
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$492
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$413
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$479
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$381
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$650
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$648
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$496
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$648
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$759
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$651
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$648
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$719
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$803
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$648
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$573
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$647
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$768
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$785
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$625
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$558
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$698
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$646
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$801
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$562
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$747
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$746
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$602
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$490
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$522
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$585
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$605
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$594
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$843
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$910
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$483
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$500
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$495
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$638