Kigali vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$2328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$5536
🏠 One person rent
$489
$1313
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$2292
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$641
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$2255
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
30
98
😀 Quality of life
48
88
🏙️ Population
1.75M
1.35M

The cost of living in Kigali is 63% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 6419th and 1228th ($872 vs $2328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Rwanda and Italy, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kigali compared to 1 months in Milan. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 6866th and 276th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Milan

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Kigali Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.05
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$7.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$3.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$1459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$1894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$11130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$5384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$43.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$5.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$22.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$23.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$7.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$83.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$898
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$19884

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Distance City Cost of living
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
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1803
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1706
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1330
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1624
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1725
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1716
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1479
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1757
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1497
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1479
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1591
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1563
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1556
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1320
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2763
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1429
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1394
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1335
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1893
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3160
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1226
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1320
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1620
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1613
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1659
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1586
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1578
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1724
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1488
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1673
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2850
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1565
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1607
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1386
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1665
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1653