Kigali vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$489
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$1386
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
30
94
😀 Quality of life
48
90
🏙️ Population
1.75M
4.04M

The cost of living in Kigali is 22% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 6419th and 4931st ($872 vs $1123) 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 0.2 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 6866th and 183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs New Taipei

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Kigali New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.05
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$21429

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42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$671
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$583
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$553
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$447
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$533
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$411
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$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
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$613
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$531
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$697
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$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
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$494
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$618

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612