Kigali vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1633
$1413
🏠 One person rent
$323
$254
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$487
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$681
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
28
16
😀 Quality of life
47
42
🏙️ Population
1.16M
94.9K

The cost of living in Kigali is 21% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 6978th and 8054th ($677 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Rwanda and Eswatini, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kigali compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 6517th and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.32
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.2
$2.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$467
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.79%
9.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13256
$311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$800
$235
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$8.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$4.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.92
$4.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.2
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6579
$4606

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Manzini
$447
136 km or 85 mi Matola
$978
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$1084
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$739
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$746
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$866
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$631
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$741
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$952
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$755
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$783
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$889
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$908
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$776
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$637
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$875
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$751
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$780
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$845
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$625
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$701
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$621
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$682
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$535
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$511
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$719
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$656
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$631
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$605
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$601
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$511
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$633
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$603
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$554
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$689
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$550