Kigali vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1633
$799
🏠 One person rent
$323
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$138
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
28
67
😀 Quality of life
47
35
🏙️ Population
1.16M
2.1M

The cost of living in Kigali is 105% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 6978th and 9155th ($677 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Rwanda and Pakistan, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kigali compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 6517th and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Rawalpindi

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Kigali Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.32
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.2
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.79%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13256
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$800
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.92
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.2
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6579
$1496

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$599
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$539
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$575
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$458
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$566
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$572
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$449
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$448
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$554
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$453
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$739
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$445
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$446
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$493
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$776
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$448
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$543
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$449
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$745
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$747
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$493
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$547
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$654
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$600
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$748
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$542
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$746
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$740
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$557
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$424
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$441
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$553
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$557
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$556
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$808
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$860
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$405
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$439
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$476
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$571

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Distance City Cost of living
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$389
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$238
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$278
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$335
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$281
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$352
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$303
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$298
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$399
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$240
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$344
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$268
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$337
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$289
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$386
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$347
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$364
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$337
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$260
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$508
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$399
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$290
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$567
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$448
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$307
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$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282