Kigali vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$771
$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$7974
🏠 One person rent
$419
$2311
🏘️ Family rent
$803
$4175
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$743
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.3
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$5531
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
28
87
😀 Quality of life
45
91
🏙️ Population
1.16M
1.39M

The cost of living in Kigali is 78% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6562nd and 36th ($771 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd in Rwanda and the United States, respectively. Check Rwanda vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kigali compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 6577th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs San Diego

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Kigali San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.63
$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$8.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1132
$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.17%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17658
$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$945
$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.58
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31
$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.56
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$130
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.1
$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9282
$28706

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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
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$522
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$585
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$605
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$594
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$843
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$483
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$2914
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$3017
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$2916
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$2911
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$2964
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$3043
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$1047
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$2898
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$2930
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$3124
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$912
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$910
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$3279
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$2917
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$3273
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$2834
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$3199
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$2907
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$2637
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$2945
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$3109
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$2936
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$2732
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$2950
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$2763
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$3188
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$2996
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$2578
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$880
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$2694
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$3496
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$3082
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$2971
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