Kigali vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$2793
🏠 One person rent
$489
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$1013
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$1316
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
30
85
😀 Quality of life
48
71
🏙️ Population
1.75M
5.65M

The cost of living in Kigali is 23% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6419th and 4898th ($872 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Rwanda and Russia, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kigali compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6866th and 3542nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Saint Petersburg

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Kigali Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.05
$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$13865

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42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$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
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1081
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1079
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1467
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1448
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1490
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1478
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1383
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1312
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$1085
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1445
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1521
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$758
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1220
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1533
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1673
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1428
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1759
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1843
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1550
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1698
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$834
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1970
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1455
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1644
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1531
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1974
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1419
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1594
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1054
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1436
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1391
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1492
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1403
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1525
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1578
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1179
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1597