Kigali vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1694
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$355
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$551
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$243
$1661
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
28
95
😀 Quality of life
44
87
🏙️ Population
1.16M
4.04M

The cost of living in Kigali is 32% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 6804th and 5212th ($723 vs $1060) 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 1.6 months in New Taipei. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 6601st and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14030
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$868
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.94
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.88
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.7
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9712
$13786

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42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$622
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$545
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$598
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$441
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$579
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$587
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$509
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$509
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$559
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$508
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$723
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$510
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$509
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$546
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$763
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$509
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$568
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$509
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$760
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$768
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$466
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$559
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$707
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$643
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$784
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$511
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$730
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$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
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$583
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$579
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$826
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$855
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$460
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$493
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$500
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$543

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605