Kigali vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1694
$1942
🏠 One person rent
$355
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$551
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$243
$522
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
28
27
😀 Quality of life
44
62
🏙️ Population
1.16M
149K

The cost of living in Kigali is 12% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 6804th and 6351st ($723 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Rwanda and Mauritius, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kigali compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 6601st and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14030
$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$868
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.94
$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.88
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.7
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9712
$3888

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$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
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$767
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$804
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$701
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$796
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$777
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1457
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1481
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$457
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$519
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$348
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$403
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1093
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1552
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1091
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1394
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1500
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$1190
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$670
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$500
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$498
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$591
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$516
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$515
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$526
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$736