Kigali vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$5684
🏠 One person rent
$489
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$2492
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$615
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$3694
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
30
99
😀 Quality of life
48
94
🏙️ Population
1.75M
2.1M

The cost of living in Kigali is 65% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6419th and 964th ($872 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Rwanda and France, respectively. Check Rwanda vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kigali compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 6866th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Paris

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Kigali Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.05
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$8.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$19577

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1935
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1874
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1987
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1876
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1794
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1683
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1454
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1749
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1401
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1481
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1424
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1375
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1356
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1382
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1350
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1553
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1243
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1632
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1289
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1573
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1421
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1506