Kigali vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1694
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$355
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$551
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$243
$2805
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
28
100
😀 Quality of life
44
93
🏙️ Population
1.16M
1.76M

The cost of living in Kigali is 63% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6804th and 2002nd ($723 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th in Rwanda and Canada, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kigali compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6601st and 60th 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
$3.67
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$6.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14030
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$868
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.94
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.88
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.7
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9712
$6957

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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
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610