Kigali vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$2924
🏠 One person rent
$387
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$212
$1378
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
27
94
😀 Quality of life
49
87
🏙️ Population
1.16M
4.04M

The cost of living in Kigali is 33% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 6835th and 4867th ($758 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Rwanda and Taiwan, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kigali compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6733rd and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.74
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.97
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$914
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.8
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.32%
2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14731
$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.47
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.8
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7919
$17207

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$597
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$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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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1313
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$942
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$802
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$868
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$993
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$695
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$1006
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$914
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$894
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$894
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$914
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$628
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$634
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$854
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$894
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$628
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1078
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$621
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$615
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$700
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$901
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$753
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$707
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$671
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$681
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1079
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$616
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$696
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$666
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$697
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$600
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$586
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$672
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$604
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$454
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$650
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589