Kigali vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$771
$404
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$1011
🏠 One person rent
$419
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$803
$258
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.3
$51.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$432
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
28
75
😀 Quality of life
45
58
🏙️ Population
1.16M
4.5M

The cost of living in Kigali is 91% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 6562nd and 8948th ($771 vs $404) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Rwanda and India, respectively. Check Rwanda vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kigali compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 6577th and 5509th 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
$2.63
$3.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1132
$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$180
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.17%
9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17658
$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$945
$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$6.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$3.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.58
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.56
$3.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$8.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$2.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.1
$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$41.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9282
$1469

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$785
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$801
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$562
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$747
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$746
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$602
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$490
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$522
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$585
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$605
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$594
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$843
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$332
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$355
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$345
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$333
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$331
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$327
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$336
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$337
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$354
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$338
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$347
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$334
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$330
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$329
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$341
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$350
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$360
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$327
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$337
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$327
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$328
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$394
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$294
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$314
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$281
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$292
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$283
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$289
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$303
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$292
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$304
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$299
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$300
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$274
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$287
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$361
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$430
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$308