Essen vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$1633
🏠 One person rent
$759
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$265
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
28
😀 Quality of life
95
47
🏙️ Population
579K
1.16M

The cost of living in Essen is 124% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 3358th and 6978th ($1519 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th 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 0.4 months in Kigali. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 32nd and 6517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$3.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$6.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$36.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
16.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$13256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$3.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$3.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$1.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$28.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$6579

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$599
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$539
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$575
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$458
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$566
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$572
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$449
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$448
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$554
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$453
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$739
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$445
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$446
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$493
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$776
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$448
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$543
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$449
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$745
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$747
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$493
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$547
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$654
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$600
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$748
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$542
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$746
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$740
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$557
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$424
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$441
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$553
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$557
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$556
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$808
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$860
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$405
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$439
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$476
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$571