Kawasaki vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1399
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3286
$1927
🏠 One person rent
$674
$439
🏘️ Family rent
$1059
$776
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
99
30
😀 Quality of life
93
49
🏙️ Population
1.54M
1.75M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 72% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 4342nd and 6714th ($1399 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Japan and Rwanda, respectively. Check Japan vs Rwanda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kawasaki compared to 0.2 months in Kigali. Kawasaki ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 62nd and 6822nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kawasaki Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.51
$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.7
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.28
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$712
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$332
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1286
$1052
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$20.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.7%
16.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5332
$12689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3319
$1093
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.37
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.1
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$4.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$3.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.82
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.1
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.5
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.3
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.6
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.2
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12261
$9138

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1343
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1154
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1160
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1034
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1104
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1176
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1066
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1084
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1118
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1125
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1155
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1127
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$957
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1137
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$980
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1104
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1116
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1126
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1116
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1119
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$909
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1100
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1138
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1102
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1107
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1074
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$992
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1115
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$982
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1144

Cities near Kigali

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