Kigali vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$5497
🏠 One person rent
$489
$1452
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$2508
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$3236
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
30
90
😀 Quality of life
48
92
🏙️ Population
1.75M
548K

The cost of living in Kigali is 63% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 6419th and 1193rd ($872 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th in Rwanda and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Rwanda vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kigali compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6866th and 84th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Manchester

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Kigali Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.05
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$7.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$20557

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$671
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$583
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$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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$2043
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$1975
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$2025
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$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
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$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
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$1961
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$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
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$1694
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$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
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$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
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$1710
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$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831