Kigali vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$2352
🏠 One person rent
$489
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$692
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
30
59
😀 Quality of life
48
68
🏙️ Population
1.75M
2M

The cost of living in Kigali is 6% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6419th and 6121st ($872 vs $924) 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 0.7 months in Minsk. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 6866th and 4446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Minsk

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Kigali Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.05
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
16.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$2491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$8.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$14758

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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
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$676
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$608
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$477
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1434
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$669
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$355
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$527
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$938
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$881
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$445
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$859
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1258
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$589
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$928
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$982
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$835
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1114
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1229
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$629
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$895
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$669
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1170
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$964
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$479
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1060
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1000
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$397
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$543
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$893
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1023
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1254
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1165
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$591
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1205
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1374
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$938
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$860
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$853