Kigali vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$450
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$1064
🏠 One person rent
$489
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$63.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$166
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
30
71
😀 Quality of life
48
52
🏙️ Population
1.75M
11.1M

The cost of living in Kigali is 94% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 6419th and 8860th ($872 vs $450) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Rwanda and Pakistan, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kigali compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Lahore ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 6866th and 6510th 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
$2.05
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$3.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$127
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$83.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
14.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$3.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$4.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$0.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$8.97
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$16.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$40.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$1609

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42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$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
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$396
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$397
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$332
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$309
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$382
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$313
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$335
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$340
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$346
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$339
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$359
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$393
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$286
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$371
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$391
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$379
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$391
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$280
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$306
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$350
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$334
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$446
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$496
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$401
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$252
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$344
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$371
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$253
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$256
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$440
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$310
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$326
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$270
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$394
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$239
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$373
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$395
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$321