Kharkiv vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$503
$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$1694
🏠 One person rent
$210
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$392
$551
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$361
$243
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
60
28
😀 Quality of life
56
44
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.16M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 30% less expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 8657th and 6804th ($503 vs $723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in Ukraine and Rwanda, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Rwanda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kharkiv compared to 0.3 months in Kigali. Kharkiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 5755th and 6601st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kharkiv Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.27
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$6.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$35
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.8
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.47%
16.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1198
$14030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$685
$868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.29
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.44
$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$4.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$3.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.52
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.28
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.4
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$2.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.07
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.03
$1.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.3
$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2513
$9712

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$415
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$447
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$457
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$679
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$506
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$576
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$421
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$546
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$456
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$469
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$405
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$508
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$419
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$432
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$471
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$491
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$513
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$465
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$401
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$450
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$422
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$534
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$627
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$572
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$795
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$469
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$375
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$416
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$508
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$507
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$490
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$537
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$529

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Distance City Cost of living
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$622
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$545
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$598
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$441
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$579
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$587
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$509
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$509
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$559
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$508
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$723
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$510
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$509
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$546
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$763
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$509
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$568
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$509
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$760
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$768
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$466
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$559
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$707
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$643
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$784
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$511
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$730
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$728
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$581
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$483
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$518
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$576
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$583
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$579
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$826
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$855
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$460
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$493
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$500
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$543