Kigali vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1633
$1590
🏠 One person rent
$323
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$507
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$550
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
28
46
😀 Quality of life
47
56
🏙️ Population
1.16M
1.25M

The cost of living in Kigali is 14% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 6978th and 7706th ($677 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Rwanda and Russia, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kigali compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 10th in Russia, while ranked 6517th and 5856th 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
$3.32
$7.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.2
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.79%
10.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13256
$1862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$800
$1219
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$5.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$7.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$5.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$2.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$4.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.92
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.2
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6579
$5368

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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
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$497
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$517
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$597
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$545
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$488
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$414
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$496
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$646
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$488
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$629
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$542
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$493
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$612
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$645
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$653
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$656
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$587
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1021
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$455
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$658
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$525
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$456
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$501
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$518
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$500
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$526
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$427
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$597
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$573
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$401
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$623
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$490
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$562
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$516
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$513
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$511