Kigali vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1694
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$355
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$551
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$243
$1262
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
28
96
😀 Quality of life
44
74
🏙️ Population
1.16M
13M

The cost of living in Kigali is 33% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6804th and 5091st ($723 vs $1075) 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 0.3 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 6601st and 1280th 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
$3.67
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$3.22
 Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14030
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$868
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.94
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.88
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.7
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9712
$11652

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$508
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$510
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$509
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$546
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$763
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$509
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$568
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$509
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$760
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$768
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$466
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$559
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$643
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$784
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$511
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$730
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$728
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$581
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$483
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$518
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$576
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$583
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$579
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$826
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$855
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$460
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$493
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$566
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$660
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$490
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$515
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$533
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$498
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$507
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$471
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$450
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$541
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$461
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$401
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$551
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$639
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$480
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$508
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$457
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$419
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$298
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$682
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$447
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$415
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$467
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$376
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$514
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