Kigali vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1694
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$355
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$551
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$243
$1324
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
28
61
😀 Quality of life
44
79
🏙️ Population
1.16M
605K

The cost of living in Kigali is 38% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6804th and 4672nd ($723 vs $1169) 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 1.1 months in Riga. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6601st and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14030
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$868
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.94
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.88
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.7
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9712
$13962

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$622
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$545
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$598
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$441
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$579
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$587
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$509
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$509
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$559
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$508
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$723
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$510
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$509
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$546
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$763
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$509
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$568
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$509
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$760
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$768
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$466
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$559
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$707
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$643
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$784
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$511
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$730
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$728
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$581
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$483
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$518
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$576
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$583
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$579
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$826
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$855
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$460
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$493
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$500
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$543

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363