Kigali vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kigali	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$872	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2006	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$489	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$843	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$137	$4482
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	30	99
😀 Quality of life	48	93
🏙️ Population	1.75M	3.9M

The cost of living in Kigali is 74% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6419th and 62nd ($872 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 47th in Rwanda and the United States, respectively. Check Rwanda vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kigali compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 6866th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Los Angeles

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	Kigali	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.05	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.6	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.79	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$609	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$381	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$673	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.7	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.09%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10930	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1245	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.96	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.46	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.64	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.91	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.5	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.02	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.5	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$139	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7731	$23685

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Cities near Kigali

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000