Kigali vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$875
🏠 One person rent
$489
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$255
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
30
73
😀 Quality of life
48
61
🏙️ Population
1.75M
4.5M

The cost of living in Kigali is 141% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 6419th and 9031st ($872 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th in Rwanda and India, respectively. Check Rwanda vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kigali compared to 0.7 months in Kolkata. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 6866th and 5764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Kolkata

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Kigali Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.05
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$1762

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$671
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$583
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$553
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$447
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$533
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$411
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$688
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$689
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$543
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$688
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$779
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$691
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$688
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$750
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$828
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$690
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$541
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$689
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$784
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$795
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$613
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$531
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$697
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$635
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$810
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$573
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$770
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$771
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$603
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$524
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$549
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$577
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$624
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$591
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$860
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$946
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$513
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$532
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$494
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$618

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Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$321
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$333
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$326
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$319
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$313
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$321
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$321
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$327
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$318
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$314
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$322
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$328
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$339
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$311
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$319
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$362
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$285
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$296
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$276
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$267
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$326
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$287
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$272
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$288
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$268
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$274
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$289
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$321
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$339
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$273
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$478
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$289