Kigali vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$3105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$7072
🏠 One person rent
$489
$2101
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$3780
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$284
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$4276
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
30
89
😀 Quality of life
48
97
🏙️ Population
1.75M
5.87M

The cost of living in Kigali is 72% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6419th and 165th ($872 vs $3105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Rwanda and Singapore, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kigali compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 6866th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Singapore City

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Kigali Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.05
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$2576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$1821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$4755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$23858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$7397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$29.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$4.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$1438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$27027

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$671
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$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
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$2823
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$843
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$501
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$717
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$737
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$759
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$707
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$617
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$488
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$466
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$576
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$610
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$654
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$798
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$741
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$417
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$743
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$621
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$678
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$794
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$677
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$371
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$555
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$393
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$531
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$422
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$438
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$720
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$428
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$762
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$637