Kigali vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$8290
🏠 One person rent
$387
$2795
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$4452
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$775
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$212
$5915
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
27
87
😀 Quality of life
49
93
🏙️ Population
1.16M
1.01M

The cost of living in Kigali is 81% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6835th and 6th ($758 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 6733rd and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.74
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.97
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$9.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$914
$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.8
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.32%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14731
$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.47
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$176
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.8
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7919
$22302

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$597
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$524
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$499
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$412
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$491
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$396
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$687
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$686
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$505
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$689
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$803
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$689
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$687
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$754
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$842
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$688
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$567
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$688
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$804
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$820
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$656
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$578
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$717
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$658
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$833
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$582
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$792
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$793
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$623
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$511
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$543
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$617
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$654
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$879
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$957
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$528
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$503
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$508
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$612

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2942
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3426
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3415
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3182
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3765
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3130
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3328
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3133
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3359
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3045
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3719
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3382
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3462
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2955
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3089
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3748
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3553
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3634
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2826
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3756
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2957
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3071
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3317
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2850
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3285
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3818
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3230
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3255
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2114
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3227
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3254