Kharkiv vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$510
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1309
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$203
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$340
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.7
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$434
$212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
61
27
😀 Quality of life
63
49
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.16M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 33% less expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 8604th and 6835th ($510 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st in Ukraine and Rwanda, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Rwanda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 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 5547th and 6733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kharkiv Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.68
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$6.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.24
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$358
$914
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.4
$48.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.43
$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.62%
16.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1364
$14731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$698
$960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.56
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.62
$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$3.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.76
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.4
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.2
$3.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.94
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.01
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$62.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$351
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3156
$7919

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$537
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$649
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$790
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$633
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$656
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$440
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$650
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$516
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$501
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$732
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$707
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$498
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$660
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$539
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$545
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$665
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$570
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$629
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$516
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$652
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$851
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$718
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$879
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
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$475
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$516
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$420
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$672
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$837
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$582
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$709
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Distance City Cost of living
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$597
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$524
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$499
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$412
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$491
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$396
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$687
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$686
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$505
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$689
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$803
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$689
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$687
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$754
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$842
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$688
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$567
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$688
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$804
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$820
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$656
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$578
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$717
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$658
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$833
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$582
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$792
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$793
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$623
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$511
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$543
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$617
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$654
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$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$879
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$957
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$528
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$503
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$508
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$612