Kigali vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$771
$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$3783
🏠 One person rent
$419
$764
🏘️ Family rent
$803
$1542
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$505
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.3
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$2738
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
28
72
😀 Quality of life
45
92
🏙️ Population
1.16M
620K

The cost of living in Kigali is 49% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 6562nd and 3353rd ($771 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 271st in Rwanda and Germany, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kigali compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Leipzig ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 6577th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.63
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$4.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1132
$1640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$1119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.17%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17658
$3984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$945
$2535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$52.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$6.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.58
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.56
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.1
$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9282
$9452

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Distance City Cost of living
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$613
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$518
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$492
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$413
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$479
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$381
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$650
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$648
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$496
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$648
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$759
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$651
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$648
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$719
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$803
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$648
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$573
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$647
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$768
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$785
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$625
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$558
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$698
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$646
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$801
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$562
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$747
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$746
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$602
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$490
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$522
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$585
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$605
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$594
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$843
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$910
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$483
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$500
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$495
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1419
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1353
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1269
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1308
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1284
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1229
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1261
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1295
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1281
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1287
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1350
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1346
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1109
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1278
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1340
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1147
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1306
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1354
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1309
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1118
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1187
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1388
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1011
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1221
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1123
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1332
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1215
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1312
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1325
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1355
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1147
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1202
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1356
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1288
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1341
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1326
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307