Essen vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$1927
🏠 One person rent
$682
$439
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$776
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
30
😀 Quality of life
95
49
🏙️ Population
587K
1.75M

The cost of living in Essen is 92% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 3860th and 6714th ($1561 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 1st in Germany and Rwanda, respectively. Check Germany vs Rwanda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 0.2 months in Kigali. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 17th and 6822nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$332
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1052
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$20.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
16.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$12689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$1093
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$3.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$9138

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$620
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$544
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$518
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$409
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$507
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$395
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$691
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$692
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$517
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$693
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$798
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$694
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$693
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$759
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$839
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$691
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$572
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$691
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$798
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$810
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$623
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$563
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$722
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$670
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$825
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$593
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$786
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$785
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$624
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$505
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$533
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$617
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$651
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$876
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$961
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$520
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$508
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$507
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$602