Essen vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$872
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$2006
🏠 One person rent
$642
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$137
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
30
😀 Quality of life
95
48
🏙️ Population
587K
1.75M

The cost of living in Essen is 74% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 3925th and 6419th ($1519 vs $872) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st 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 Essen compared to 0.2 months in Kigali. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 23rd and 6866th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$2.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$6.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$381
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$673
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
16.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$10930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$1245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$3.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$7731

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

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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