Kigali vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$771
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$419
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$803
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.3
$50.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$903
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
28
82
😀 Quality of life
45
69
🏙️ Population
1.16M
15.4M

The cost of living in Kigali is 8% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 6562nd and 6818th ($771 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Rwanda and India, respectively. Check Rwanda vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kigali compared to 1.3 months in Mumbai. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 6577th and 2865th 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
$2.63
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1132
$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$869
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$46.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$8.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.17%
9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17658
$6631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$945
$3058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$2.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.58
$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31
$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.56
$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.1
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9282
$3007

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$284
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$513
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$333
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$304
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$286
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$378
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$307
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$292
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$304
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$298
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$293
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$348
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$376
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$340
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$473
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$397
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$401
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$492
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$382
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$311
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$430
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$371
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$452
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$250
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