Kigali vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1633
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$323
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$1208
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
28
96
😀 Quality of life
47
73
🏙️ Population
1.16M
12.5M

The cost of living in Kigali is 34% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6978th and 5167th ($677 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Rwanda and Russia, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kigali compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6517th and 1608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.32
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.2
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.79%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13256
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$800
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.92
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.2
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6579
$10868

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$599
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$539
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$575
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$458
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$566
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$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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$658
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$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
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$596
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$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
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$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
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$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
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$542
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$406
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$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
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$517