Kigali vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$2284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1633
$5198
🏠 One person rent
$323
$1503
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$2582
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$566
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$75.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$4890
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
28
29
😀 Quality of life
47
88
🏙️ Population
1.16M
133K

The cost of living in Kigali is 70% less expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 6978th and 1083rd ($677 vs $2284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Rwanda and Luxembourg, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Luxembourg comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kigali compared to 2.1 months in Luxembourg City. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 6517th and 194th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Luxembourg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.32
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.2
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$5.65
 Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$1590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$1240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$2677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$2222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.79%
2.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13256
$11584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$800
$8126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$30
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$8.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$52.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.92
$30.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.2
$97.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$1170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6579
$18050

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$599
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$539
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$575
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$458
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$566
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$572
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$449
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$448
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$554
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$453
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$739
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$445
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$446
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$493
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$776
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$448
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$543
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$449
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$745
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$747
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$493
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$547
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$654
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$600
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$748
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$542
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$746
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$740
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$557
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$424
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$441
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$553
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$557
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$556
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$808
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$860
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$405
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$439
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$476
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$571

Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi Dudelange
$2207
17 km or 10 mi Esch-sur-Alzette
$2222
19 km or 12 mi Petange
$2025
20 km or 12 mi Differdange
$1915
24 km or 15 mi Arlon
$1728
28 km or 18 mi Thionville
$1309
40 km or 25 mi Trier
$1731
40 km or 25 mi Merzig
$1367
52 km or 32 mi Dillingen
$1364
55 km or 34 mi Metz
$1462
55 km or 34 mi Saarlouis
$1368
65 km or 40 mi Volklingen
$1382
75 km or 47 mi Saarbrucken
$1412
76 km or 47 mi Sankt Wendel
$1390
79 km or 49 mi Sankt Ingbert
$1407
81 km or 50 mi Neunkirchen
$1400
86 km or 54 mi Idar-Oberstein
$1488
88 km or 54 mi Sarreguemines
$1333
91 km or 56 mi Blieskastel
$1401
93 km or 58 mi Homburg
$1402
97 km or 61 mi Zweibrucken
$1365
102 km or 63 mi Nancy
$1261
103 km or 64 mi Charleville-Mezieres
$1392
110 km or 68 mi Verviers
$1258
116 km or 72 mi Pirmasens
$1324
116 km or 72 mi Mechernich
$1473
118 km or 74 mi Seraing
$1487
119 km or 74 mi Liege
$1439
119 km or 74 mi Huy
$1502
120 km or 74 mi Kaiserslautern
$1134
122 km or 76 mi Andenne
$1490
125 km or 78 mi Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
$1535
126 km or 78 mi Euskirchen
$1489
127 km or 79 mi Zulpich
$1478
127 km or 79 mi Rheinbach
$1502
127 km or 79 mi Bad Kreuznach
$1617
129 km or 80 mi Stolberg
$1463
129 km or 80 mi Andernach
$1529
130 km or 81 mi Aachen
$1502
130 km or 81 mi Meckenheim
$1506