Kigali vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$3475
🏠 One person rent
$489
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$1368
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$482
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$1894
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
30
72
😀 Quality of life
48
83
🏙️ Population
1.75M
56.8K

The cost of living in Kigali is 42% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 6419th and 4020th ($872 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Rwanda and Cyprus, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kigali compared to 1.3 months in Nicosia. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 6866th and 509th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Nicosia

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Kigali Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.05
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$9.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$4.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$604
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1270
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$3208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$2334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$53
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$9567

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$671
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$583
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$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
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1375
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1237
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1220
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1440
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1353
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1382
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2086
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1923
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1782
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$641
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$676
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$836
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$446
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$425
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$740
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$841
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1204
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$597
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$927
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$678
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$756
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$700
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1093
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$594
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$565
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$2069
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1873
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$598
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1891
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$559
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$441
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$994
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$2008
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047