Frankfurt vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1902
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4451
$1633
🏠 One person rent
$1097
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3920
$265
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
87
28
😀 Quality of life
94
47
🏙️ Population
759K
1.16M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 181% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 2040th and 6978th ($1902 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 Frankfurt compared to 0.4 months in Kigali. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 38th and 6517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$3.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.54
$6.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$0.98
 Cappuccino
$3.78
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1525
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$273
$36.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
16.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8253
$13256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.2
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$3.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.93
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$3.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$1.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$28.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$506
$204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14318
$6579

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574

Cities near Kigali

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