Kigali vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$771
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$3114
🏠 One person rent
$419
$730
🏘️ Family rent
$803
$1434
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.3
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$1546
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
28
96
😀 Quality of life
45
74
🏙️ Population
1.16M
13.1M

The cost of living in Kigali is 38% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6562nd and 4359th ($771 vs $1244) 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 6577th and 1187th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.63
$9.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1132
$2192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$1092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$73.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$9.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.17%
22.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17658
$7641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$945
$3605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$5.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.58
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.56
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.1
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9282
$12252

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$613
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$518
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$492
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$413
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$479
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$381
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$650
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$648
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$496
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$648
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$759
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$651
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$648
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$719
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$803
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$648
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$573
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$647
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$768
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$785
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$625
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$558
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$698
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$646
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$801
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$562
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$747
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$746
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$602
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$490
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$522
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$585
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$605
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$594
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$843
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$910
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$483
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$500
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$495
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
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$786
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$791
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$867
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$622
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$676
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$743
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$633
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$719
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$609
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$538
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$639
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$552
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$681
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$564
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$554
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$540
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$505
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$479
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$430
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$584
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$717
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$528
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$561
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$490
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$448
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$300
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$737
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$473
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$434
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$474
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$438
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$524
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$440
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$486
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$552
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$592