Kigali vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1633
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$323
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$599
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
28
62
😀 Quality of life
47
67
🏙️ Population
1.16M
2M

The cost of living in Kigali is 4% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6978th and 7206th ($677 vs $649) 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 0.4 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 6517th and 3890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.32
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.2
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.79%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13256
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$800
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.92
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.2
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6579
$5767

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$599
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$539
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$575
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$458
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$566
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$572
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$449
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$448
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$554
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$453
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$739
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$445
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$446
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$493
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$776
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$448
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$543
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$449
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$745
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$747
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$493
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$547
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$654
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$600
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$748
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$542
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$746
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$740
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$557
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$424
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$441
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$553
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$557
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$556
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$808
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$860
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$405
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$439
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$476
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$571

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760