Kigali vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$387
$864
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$212
$881
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
27
96
😀 Quality of life
49
73
🏙️ Population
1.16M
13.3M

The cost of living in Kigali is 47% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6835th and 4141st ($758 vs $1438) 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 0.6 months in Moscow. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6733rd and 2664th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.74
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.97
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$4.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$914
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.8
$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.32%
24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14731
$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.47
$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.8
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7919
$15272

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$597
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$524
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$499
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$412
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$491
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$396
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$687
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$686
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$505
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$689
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$803
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$689
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$687
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$754
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$842
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$688
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$567
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$688
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$804
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$820
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$656
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$578
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$717
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$658
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$833
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$582
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$792
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$793
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$623
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$511
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$543
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$617
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$654
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$879
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$957
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$528
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$503
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$508
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$612

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$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
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$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772