Kigali vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1694
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$355
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$551
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$243
$1865
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
28
92
😀 Quality of life
44
86
🏙️ Population
1.16M
1.38M

The cost of living in Kigali is 56% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 6804th and 3084th ($723 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Rwanda and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Rwanda vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kigali compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 6601st and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Prague

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Kigali Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14030
$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$868
$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.94
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.88
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9712
$12545

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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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1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1474
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1244
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1196
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1103
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1150
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
72 km or 45 mi Most
$957
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$929
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1198
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1107
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1362
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1051
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1185
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1186
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1106
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1353
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1122
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1176
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1163
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1668
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1142
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1393
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1159
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1016
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1404
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1462
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1195
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1215
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1377
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1413
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1364
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1141