Essen vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$690
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$98.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$253
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
28
😀 Quality of life
94
45
🏙️ Population
587K
1.16M

The cost of living in Essen is 87% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 3685th and 6562nd ($1443 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th 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 0.3 months in Kigali. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 33rd and 6577th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$2.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$6.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$1132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
16.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$17658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$3.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$3.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$26.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$9282

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448

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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
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$381
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$650
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$648
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$496
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$648
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$759
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$651
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$648
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$719
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$803
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$648
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$573
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$647
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$768
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$785
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$625
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$558
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$698
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$646
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$801
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$562
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$747
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$746
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$602
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$490
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$522
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$585
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$605
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$594
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$843
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$910
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$483
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$500
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$495
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$638