Kigali vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$489
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$1104
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
30
96
😀 Quality of life
48
72
🏙️ Population
1.75M
13.3M

The cost of living in Kigali is 48% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6419th and 3277th ($872 vs $1678) 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 0.2 months in Kigali compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6866th and 2774th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Moscow

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Kigali Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.05
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$20160

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$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
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$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749