Dresden vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$872
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$2006
🏠 One person rent
$637
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$137
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
30
😀 Quality of life
92
48
🏙️ Population
566K
1.75M

The cost of living in Dresden is 66% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 4158th and 6419th ($1448 vs $872) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd 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 17th best city to live in Germany vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 96th and 6866th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Kigali

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Dresden Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$2.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$6.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$381
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$673
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
16.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$10930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$1245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$3.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$3.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$7731

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$671
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$583
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$553
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$447
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$533
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$411
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$688
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$689
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$543
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$688
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$779
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$691
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$688
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$750
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$828
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$690
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$541
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$689
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$784
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$795
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$613
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$531
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$697
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$635
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$810
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$573
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$770
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$771
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$603
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$524
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$549
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$577
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$624
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$591
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$860
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$946
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$513
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$532
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$494
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$618