Kigali vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kigali Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1927
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$439
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$632
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
30
59
😀 Quality of life
49
68
🏙️ Population
1.75M
2M

The cost of living in Kigali is 3% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6714th and 6618th ($811 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Rwanda and Belarus, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kigali compared to 0.8 months in Minsk. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 6822nd and 4692nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Kigali vs Minsk

Prices for goods and services in Kigali and Minsk are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Kigali Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.3
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1052
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.6
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.6
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.19%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12689
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1093
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.45
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9138
$12897

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kigali

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$620
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$544
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$518
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$409
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$507
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$395
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$691
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$692
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$517
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$693
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$798
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$694
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$693
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$759
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$839
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$691
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$572
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$691
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$798
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$810
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$623
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$563
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$722
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$670
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$825
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$593
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$786
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$785
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$624
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$505
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$533
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$617
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$651
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$876
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$961
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$520
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$508
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$507
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$602

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882