Kigali vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kigali Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$489
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$928
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$928
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
30
48
😀 Quality of life
48
63
🏙️ Population
1.75M
1.2M

The cost of living in Kigali is 17% less expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 6419th and 5192nd ($872 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Rwanda and Russia, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kigali compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 6866th and 5476th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Kigali vs Nizhny Novgorod

Prices for goods and services in Kigali and Nizhny Novgorod are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Kigali Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.05
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$717
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$82.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$9.07
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$3459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$2313
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$6.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$9.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$7.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$5021

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kigali

Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$705
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$749
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$821
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$754
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$804
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$834
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$781
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$981
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$771
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$1066
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$614
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$705
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$786
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$1055
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$1030
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$1014
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1678
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$626
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$1084
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$1068
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$648
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$694
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$792
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$789
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$974
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$604
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$791
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$771
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$775
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$635
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$868
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$845
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$691
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$748
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$830
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$895
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$873