Kigali vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1633
$2919
🏠 One person rent
$323
$835
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$1638
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$1041
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
28
7
😀 Quality of life
47
63
🏙️ Population
1.16M
133K

The cost of living in Kigali is 47% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 6978th and 4218th ($677 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Rwanda and Maldives, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kigali compared to 0.8 months in Male. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 6517th and 4858th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.32
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.2
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$1667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$1337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$106
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.79%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13256
$2469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$800
$1990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$7.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.92
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.2
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6579
$3438

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$446
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$493
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$543
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$745
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$747
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$493
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$547
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$600
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$748
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$542
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$746
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$740
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$557
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$424
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$441
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$553
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$557
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$556
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$808
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$405
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$439
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$348
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$391
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$358
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$304
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$507
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$582
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$302
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$462
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$345
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$406
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$465
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$469
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$325
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$309
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$391
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$341
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$358
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$409
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$337
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$533
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$327
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$319
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$320
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$357
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$321
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$328
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$424
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$523
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$379
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$326
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$417
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