Kigali vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1694
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$355
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$551
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$243
$641
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
28
62
😀 Quality of life
44
67
🏙️ Population
1.16M
1.99M

The cost of living in Kigali is 0.8% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6804th and 6834th ($723 vs $717) 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 0.3 months in Kigali compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 6601st and 3775th 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
$3.67
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14030
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$868
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.94
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.88
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9712
$10290

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$622
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$545
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$598
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$441
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$579
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$587
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$509
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$509
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$559
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$508
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$723
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$510
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$509
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$546
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$763
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$509
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$568
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$509
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$760
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$768
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$466
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$559
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$707
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$643
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$784
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$511
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$730
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$728
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$581
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$483
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$518
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$576
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$583
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$579
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$826
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$855
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$460
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$493
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$500
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$543

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795