Kigali vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$489
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$261
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
30
83
😀 Quality of life
48
68
🏙️ Population
1.75M
15.4M

The cost of living in Kigali is 22% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 6419th and 7177th ($872 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Rwanda and India, respectively. Check Rwanda vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kigali compared to 0.4 months in Mumbai. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 6866th and 4560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Mumbai

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Kigali Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.05
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2.64
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1054
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$9.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$2693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$2.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$5.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$0.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$4986

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$447
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$533
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$411
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$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
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$613
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$531
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$697
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$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
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$494
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$618

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Distance City Cost of living
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$476
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$464
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$335
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$355
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$252
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$495
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$329
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$256
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$267
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$663
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$370
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$335
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$287
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$279
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$273
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$269
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$285
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$358
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$298
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$391
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$365
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$372
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$404
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$360
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$298
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$372
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$350
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$312
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$433
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$333
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$253
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$391
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$308
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$282
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$367
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$346
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$283
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$287
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$281