Hiroshima vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2328
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$335
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$98.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2704
$253
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
28
😀 Quality of life
88
45
🏙️ Population
1.2M
1.16M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 14% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 6156th and 6562nd ($878 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 860th and 1st in Japan and Rwanda, respectively. Check Japan vs Rwanda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 0.3 months in Kigali. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 218th and 6577th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hiroshima Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$2.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$6.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.07
 Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$742
$1132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$533
$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.5
$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.26%
16.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$17658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1133
$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$3.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51
$26.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6826
$9282

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$854
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$857
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$859
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$865
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$886
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$901
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$874
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$881
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$897
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$903
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$906
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$890
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$915
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$934
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$889
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$905
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$887
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$987
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$876
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$885
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$866
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$927
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$912
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$928
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$921
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$882
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$937
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$934
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$883
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$951
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$952
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$827
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$915
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$781
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$900
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$846
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$896
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$934
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$931
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$936

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$613
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$518
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$492
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$413
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$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
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$651
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$648
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$719
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$803
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$648
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$573
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$647
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$768
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$785
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$625
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$558
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$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
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$605
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$594
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$843
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$910
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$483
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$500
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$495
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$638