Kigali vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$489
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$1555
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
30
59
😀 Quality of life
48
80
🏙️ Population
1.75M
595K

The cost of living in Kigali is 30% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6419th and 4631st ($872 vs $1254) 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 0.2 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 6866th and 657th 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
$2.05
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$18197

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$671
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$583
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$553
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$447
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$533
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$411
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$688
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$689
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$543
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$688
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$779
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$691
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$688
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$750
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$828
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$690
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$541
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$689
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$784
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$795
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$613
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$531
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$697
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$635
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$810
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$573
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$770
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$771
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$603
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$524
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$549
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$577
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$624
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$591
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$860
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$946
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$513
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$532
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$494
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$618

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391