Dresden vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1555
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3707
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$755
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$1271
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
27
😀 Quality of life
89
49
🏙️ Population
566K
1.16M

The cost of living in Dresden is 105% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 3768th and 6835th ($1555 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 462nd 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 28th best city to live in Germany vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 263rd and 6733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$6.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.15
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$491
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$914
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$48.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
16.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5084
$14731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3851
$960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.74
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.2
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$3.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.15
$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.55
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$3.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$62.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14681
$7919

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1490
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1448
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1301
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1436
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1182
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1408
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$986
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1432
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1489
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1486
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1028
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1385
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1196
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1125
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1435
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1491
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1471
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1427
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1251
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1428
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1363
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1396
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1084
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1195
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1690
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1207
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1337
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1563

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$597
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$524
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$499
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$412
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$491
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$396
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$687
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$686
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$505
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$689
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$803
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$689
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$687
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$754
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$842
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$688
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$567
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$688
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$804
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$820
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$656
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$578
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$717
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$658
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$833
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$582
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$792
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$793
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$623
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$511
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$543
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$617
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$654
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$879
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$957
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$528
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$503
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$508
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$612