Kigali vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$771
$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$1884
🏠 One person rent
$419
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$803
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.3
$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$689
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
28
23
😀 Quality of life
45
56
🏙️ Population
1.16M
1.37M

The cost of living in Kigali is 10% less expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 6562nd and 6234th ($771 vs $858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Rwanda and Turkey, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kigali compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Samsun ranked 13th in Turkey, while ranked 6577th and 5708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Samsun

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Kigali Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.63
$5.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.05
 Cappuccino
$2.27
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1132
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.17%
39.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17658
$4101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$945
$2714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$5.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$5.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.58
$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31
$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.56
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$4.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.1
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9282
$7315

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148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
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$648
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$719
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$803
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$648
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$573
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$647
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$768
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$785
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$625
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$558
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$698
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$646
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$801
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$562
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$747
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$746
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$602
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$490
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$522
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$585
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$605
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$594
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$843
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$910
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$483
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$500
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$495
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Distance City Cost of living
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$665
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$578
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$587
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$653
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$612
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$593
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$495
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$948
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$723
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$492
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$650
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$617
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$652
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$663
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$655
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$672
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$645
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$663
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$627
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$621
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$698
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$959
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$710
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$607
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$661
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$544
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$846
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$406
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$492
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$699
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$617
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$691
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$616
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$664
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$626
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$557
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$644
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$585
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$760
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$683