Kigali vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1633
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$323
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$1496
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
28
95
😀 Quality of life
47
88
🏙️ Population
1.16M
4.36M

The cost of living in Kigali is 33% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 6978th and 5229th ($677 vs $1011) 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 0.4 months in Kigali compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 6517th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.32
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.2
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.79%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13256
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$800
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.92
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.2
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6579
$11035

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$599
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$539
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$575
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$458
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$566
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$572
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$449
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$448
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$554
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$453
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$739
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$445
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$446
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$493
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$776
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$448
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$543
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$449
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$745
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$747
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$493
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$547
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$654
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$600
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$748
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$542
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$746
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$740
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$557
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$424
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$441
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$553
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$557
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$556
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$808
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$860
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$405
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$439
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$476
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$571

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589