Kigali vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$1778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$4184
🏠 One person rent
$387
$1098
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$1897
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$212
$2284
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
27
93
😀 Quality of life
49
89
🏙️ Population
1.16M
1.4M

The cost of living in Kigali is 57% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 6835th and 2821st ($758 vs $1778) 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 1.3 months in Prague. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 6733rd and 277th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.74
$9.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.97
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$1073
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$830
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$914
$1910
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.8
$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.32%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14731
$10023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$7034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$4.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.47
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.8
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$994
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7919
$15329

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Distance City Cost of living
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$597
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$524
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$499
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$412
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$491
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$396
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$687
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$686
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$505
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$689
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$803
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$689
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$687
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$754
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$842
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$688
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$567
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$688
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$804
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$820
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$656
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$578
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$717
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$658
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$833
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$582
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$792
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$793
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$623
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$511
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$543
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$617
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$654
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$879
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$957
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$528
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$503
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$508
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1601
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1580
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1564
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1337
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1104
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1196
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1915
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1028
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$986
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1074
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1182
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1489
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1125
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1317
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1209
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1195
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1427
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1195
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1223
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1216
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1212
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1257
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1473
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1236
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1103
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1490
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1555
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$953
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1301
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1432
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1308
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1485
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1428
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1284