Kigali vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$387
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$711
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$50.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$212
$222
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
27
83
😀 Quality of life
49
67
🏙️ Population
1.16M
15.4M

The cost of living in Kigali is 7% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 6835th and 7064th ($758 vs $705) 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 0.3 months in Kigali compared to 0.3 months in Mumbai. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 6733rd and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.74
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.97
$4.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$566
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$914
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.8
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$50.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.32%
9.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14731
$6851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$3041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$5.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$3.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$6.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$3.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.47
$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.8
$53.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7919
$3820

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$686
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$689
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$803
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$689
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$687
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$754
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$842
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$688
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$567
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$688
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$804
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$820
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$656
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$578
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$717
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$658
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$833
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$582
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$792
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$793
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$623
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$511
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$543
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$617
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$654
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$627
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$879
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$957
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$528
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$503
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$508
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$503
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$487
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$363
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$399
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$267
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$517
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$350
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$273
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$278
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$705
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$382
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$349
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$309
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$290
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$291
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$285
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$303
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$374
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$333
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$463
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$396
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$398
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$476
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$375
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$324
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$422
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$366
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$330
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$442
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$355
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$251
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$407
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$328
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$297
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$382
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$361
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$303
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$305
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