Kigali vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$489
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$173
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
30
27
😀 Quality of life
48
28
🏙️ Population
1.75M
42.7K

The cost of living in Kigali is 61% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6419th and 8425th ($872 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Rwanda and Kenya, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kigali compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 6866th and 8855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Meru

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Kigali Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.05
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$10408

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42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$671
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$583
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$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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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$448
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$807
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$513
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583