Kigali vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1927
$4454
🏠 One person rent
$439
$1181
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$1992
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$456
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$2307
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
30
93
😀 Quality of life
49
89
🏙️ Population
1.75M
1.4M

The cost of living in Kigali is 58% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 6714th and 2387th ($811 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.2 months in Kigali compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 6822nd and 285th 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
$2.3
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$49
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$1087
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$914
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1052
$1980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.6
$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.6
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.19%
4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12689
$10243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1093
$7562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.45
$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$44.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$1061
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9138
$17389

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$620
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$544
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$518
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$409
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$507
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$395
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$691
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$692
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$517
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$693
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$798
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$694
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$693
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$759
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$839
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$691
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$572
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$691
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$798
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$810
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$623
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$563
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$722
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$670
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$825
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$593
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$786
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$785
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$624
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$505
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$533
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$617
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$651
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$876
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$961
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$520
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$508
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$507
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$602

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1720
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1678
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1375
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1139
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1280
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1895
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1103
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1114
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1227
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1525
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1200
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1364
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1272
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1188
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1472
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1265
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1280
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1305
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1321
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1288
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1476
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1301
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1133
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1478
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1531
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$980
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$1305
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1494
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1346
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1476
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1468
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1383