Kigali vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$1851
🏠 One person rent
$387
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$212
$549
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
27
61
😀 Quality of life
49
69
🏙️ Population
1.16M
2M

The cost of living in Kigali is 3% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6835th and 6924th ($758 vs $735) 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 0.7 months in Minsk. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 6733rd and 4343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.74
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.97
$5.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$914
$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.8
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.32%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14731
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.47
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7919
$11271

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$597
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$524
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$499
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$412
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$491
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$396
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$687
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$686
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$505
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$689
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$803
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$689
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$687
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$754
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$842
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$688
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$567
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$688
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$804
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$820
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$656
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$578
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$717
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$658
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$833
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$582
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$792
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$793
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$623
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$511
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$543
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$617
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$654
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$879
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$957
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$528
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$503
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$508
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$612

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879