Kigali vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Kigali | Riga | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Kigali is 40% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6835th and 4556th ($758 vs $1270) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Rwanda and Latvia, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Latvia comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kigali compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6733rd and 625th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Kigali vs Riga
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| Kigali | Riga | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 42 km or 26 mi |  Byumba | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Nyanza | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Ruhengeri | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Butare | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Kibuye | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Gisenyi | |
| 104 km or 65 mi |  Muyinga | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Ngozi | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Cyangugu | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Bubanza | |
| 148 km or 92 mi |  Bukavu | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Gitega | |
| 170 km or 105 mi | Ruyigi | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Bujumbura | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Uvira | |
| 219 km or 136 mi | Rutana | |
| 243 km or 151 mi |  Kasese | |
| 244 km or 152 mi | Makamba | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Butembo | |
| 281 km or 174 mi | Beni | |
| 322 km or 200 mi |  Mwanza | |
| 348 km or 216 mi | Entebbe | |
| 377 km or 234 mi | Kampala | |
| 388 km or 241 mi | Kira Town | |
| 392 km or 244 mi | Bunia | |
| 438 km or 272 mi | Jinja | |
| 451 km or 280 mi | Kalemie | |
| 473 km or 294 mi | Kindu | |
| 544 km or 338 mi | Tororo | |
| 554 km or 344 mi |  Mumias | |
| 561 km or 348 mi | Kisumu | |
| 562 km or 349 mi | Arua | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Mbale | |
| 581 km or 361 mi | Gulu | |
| 593 km or 368 mi | Isiro | |
| 607 km or 377 mi | Kisangani | |
| 642 km or 399 mi | Eldoret | |
| 693 km or 431 mi | Nakuru | |
| 748 km or 465 mi |  Yambio | |
| 752 km or 467 mi | Arusha |
Cities near Riga
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 21 km or 13 mi |  Jurmala | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Ogre | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Jelgava | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Valmiera | |
| 118 km or 74 mi | Jekabpils | |
| 123 km or 77 mi |  Siauliai | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Mazeikiai | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Panevezys | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Ventspils | |
| 161 km or 100 mi |  Parnu | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Kuressaare | |
| 181 km or 112 mi | Viljandi | |
| 186 km or 115 mi | Utena | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Daugavpils | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Liepaja | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Rezekne | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Jonava | |
| 223 km or 138 mi | Tartu | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Kaunas | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Klaipeda | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Vilnius | |
| 270 km or 168 mi | Marijampole | |
| 271 km or 168 mi |  Pskov | |
| 279 km or 174 mi | Tallinn | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Alytus | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Maardu | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Rakvere | |
| 327 km or 203 mi |  Suwalki | |
| 330 km or 205 mi | Kohtla-Jarve | |
| 335 km or 208 mi | Kaliningrad | |
| 339 km or 211 mi |  Raseborg | |
| 347 km or 215 mi | Sillamae | |
| 353 km or 219 mi | Kirkkonummi | |
| 357 km or 222 mi |  Visby | |
| 361 km or 225 mi | Narva | |
| 362 km or 225 mi | Helsinki | |
| 364 km or 226 mi | Espoo | |
| 365 km or 227 mi |  Grodno | |
| 365 km or 227 mi | Elk | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Lohja |