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

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Kigali San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$8247
🏠 One person rent
$489
$2805
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$4446
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$6139
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
30
87
😀 Quality of life
48
91
🏙️ Population
1.75M
1.01M

The cost of living in Kigali is 78% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6419th and 8th ($872 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.2 months in Kigali compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 6866th and 126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs San Jose, United States

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Kigali San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.05
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$128
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$23151

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Distance City Cost of living
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
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2928
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3345
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3387
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3194
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3808
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3616
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3234
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3357
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3075
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3357
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3486
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3073
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3029
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3698
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3577
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3588
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2822
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3797
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2968
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3043
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3310
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2848
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3276
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3873
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3261
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3559
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2088
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3252
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3273