Kigali vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1633
$5563
🏠 One person rent
$323
$1336
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$2266
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$3776
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
28
100
😀 Quality of life
47
98
🏙️ Population
1.16M
4.53M

The cost of living in Kigali is 71% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6978th and 933rd ($677 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Rwanda and Australia, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kigali compared to 1.6 months in Melbourne. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6517th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.32
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.2
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$7
 Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.79%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13256
$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$800
$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$22.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.92
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.2
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6579
$18868

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$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
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$1702
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1658
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1693
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1746
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1708
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1707
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1716
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1701
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1719
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1688
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1327
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1317
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1707
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1672
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1639
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1819
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1669
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1723
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2604
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1462
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1723
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$2203
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1463
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1610
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1430
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2180
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1691
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1404
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2348
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1903
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$2741
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1998
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1461
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1354
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481