Kharkiv vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$499
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1275
$1927
🏠 One person rent
$200
$439
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$776
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$43
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$459
$180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
61
30
😀 Quality of life
63
49
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.75M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 38% less expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 8722nd and 6714th ($499 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 0.2 months in Kigali. Kharkiv ranked 4th best city to live in Ukraine vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 5605th and 6822nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kharkiv Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$332
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$1052
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$222
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.7
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$20.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
16.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$12689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$595
$1093
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.47
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$4.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$3.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.6
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.09
$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.33
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.93
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.1
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$299
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2953
$9138

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$567
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$682
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$748
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$644
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$637
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$465
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$639
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$528
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$549
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$485
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$761
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$724
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$476
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$696
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$529
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$557
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$705
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$597
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$686
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$500
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$697
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$893
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$759
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$882
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$545
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$534
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$414
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$680
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$905
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$637
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$759
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$562

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Distance City Cost of living
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$620
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$544
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$518
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$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
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$563
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$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
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$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$876
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$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