Kigali vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1694
$1645
🏠 One person rent
$355
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$551
$547
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$44.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$243
$543
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
28
46
😀 Quality of life
44
55
🏙️ Population
1.16M
1.21M

The cost of living in Kigali is 13% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 6804th and 7383rd ($723 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th in Rwanda and Russia, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kigali compared to 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th in Russia, while ranked 6601st and 5846th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Kigali Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$8.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$90.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$5.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14030
$2044
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$868
$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$5.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$7.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$6.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.94
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.88
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.7
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9712
$5245

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$498
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$541
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$616
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$507
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$376
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$533
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$654
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$515
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$660
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$514
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$623
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$633
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$672
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$797
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$583
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1075
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$480
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$736
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$566
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$463
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$508
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$522
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$513
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$507
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$551
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$606
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$590
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$401
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$589
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$490
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$562
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$540
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$518
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$519