Kigali vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1694
$1979
🏠 One person rent
$355
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$551
$1047
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$243
$910
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
28
82
😀 Quality of life
44
64
🏙️ Population
1.16M
15.4M

The cost of living in Kigali is 0.9% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 6804th and 6838th ($723 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 4th in India, while ranked 6601st and 4476th 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
$3.67
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.79
 Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$1611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
8.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14030
$7369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$868
$3505
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$8.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$3.16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.94
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.88
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.7
$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9712
$2724

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$587
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$509
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$509
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$559
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$508
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$723
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$510
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$509
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$546
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$763
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$509
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$568
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$509
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$760
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$768
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$466
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$559
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$707
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$643
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$784
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$511
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$730
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$728
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$581
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$483
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$518
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$576
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$583
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$579
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$826
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$855
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$460
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$493
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$500
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Distance City Cost of living
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$480
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$484
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
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$396
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$288
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$519
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$312
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$284
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$785
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$394
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$406
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$310
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$297
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$294
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$357
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$406
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$348
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$491
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$409
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$402
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$488
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$399
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$326
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$429
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$391
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$344
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$471
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$357
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$254
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$424
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$335
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$304
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$402
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$379
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$327
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$364
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$283