Kigali vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$4422
🏠 One person rent
$489
$984
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$1684
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$2928
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
30
100
😀 Quality of life
48
93
🏙️ Population
1.75M
1.9M

The cost of living in Kigali is 54% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6419th and 2370th ($872 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th in Rwanda and Canada, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kigali compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6866th and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Montreal

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Kigali Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.05
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$6.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$6432

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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
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2051
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1917
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1829
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1863
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1892
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1913
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1914
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1817
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1828
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1903
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1850
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1702
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1864
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1675
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1421
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1199
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1575
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1828