Kigali vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1927
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$439
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$1020
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
30
96
😀 Quality of life
49
72
🏙️ Population
1.75M
13.3M

The cost of living in Kigali is 49% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6714th and 3728th ($811 vs $1585) 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 0.6 months in Moscow. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6822nd and 3206th 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
$2.3
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1052
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.6
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.6
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.19%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12689
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1093
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.45
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9138
$17546

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$620
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$544
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$518
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$409
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$507
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$395
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$691
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$692
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$517
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$693
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$798
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$694
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$693
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$759
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$839
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$691
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$572
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$691
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$798
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$810
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$623
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$563
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$722
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$670
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$825
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$593
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$786
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$785
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$624
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$505
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$533
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$617
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$651
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$876
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$961
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$520
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$508
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$507
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$602

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Distance City Cost of living
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$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
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$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791