Dushanbe vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dushanbe Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$605
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1616
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$265
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.9
$98.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$150
$253
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
35
28
😀 Quality of life
36
45
🏙️ Population
863K
1.16M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 22% less expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 7600th and 6562nd ($605 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Tajikistan and Rwanda, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Rwanda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.3 months in Kigali. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 7359th and 6577th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Kigali

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Dushanbe Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$2.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.5
$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$6.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$1132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.09%
16.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$859
$17658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$522
$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.56
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.18
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.12
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$3.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.8
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.64
$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$3.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.6
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.1
$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.3
$26.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$106
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13506
$9282

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$591
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$414
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$538
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$477
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$569
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$538
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$474
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$303
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$607
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$441
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$623
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$512
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$501
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$613
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$518
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$492
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$413
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$479
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$381
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$650
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$648
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$496
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$648
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$759
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$651
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$648
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$719
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$803
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$648
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$573
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$647
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$768
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$785
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$625
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$558
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$698
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$646
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$801
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$562
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$747
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$746
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$602
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$490
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$522
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$585
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$605
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$594
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$843
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$910
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$483
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$500
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$495
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