Kigali vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$771
$411
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$1052
🏠 One person rent
$419
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$803
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.3
$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$179
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
28
69
😀 Quality of life
45
46
🏙️ Population
1.16M
11.1M

The cost of living in Kigali is 87% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 6562nd and 8934th ($771 vs $411) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Rwanda and Pakistan, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kigali compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 6577th and 6486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Lahore

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Kigali Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.63
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$102
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1132
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.17%
19.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17658
$626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$945
$587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$5.75
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$0.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.58
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31
$13
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.56
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$15
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.1
$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$37.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9282
$1172

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$648
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$759
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$651
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$648
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$719
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$803
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$648
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$573
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$647
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$768
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$785
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$625
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$558
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$698
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$646
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$801
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$562
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$747
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$746
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$602
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$490
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$522
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$585
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$605
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$594
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$843
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$910
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$483
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$500
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$495
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Distance City Cost of living
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$374
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$383
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$321
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$308
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$380
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$281
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$373
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$300
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$358
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$305
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$306
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$389
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$355
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$287
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$355
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$441
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$342
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$458
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$354
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$292
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$356
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$365
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$369
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$401
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$442
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$361
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$272
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$354
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$382
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$273
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$251
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$392
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$342
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$321
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$283
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$379
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$265
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$366
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$372
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$346