Kigali vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$771
$772
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$1834
🏠 One person rent
$419
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$803
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.3
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$704
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
28
43
😀 Quality of life
45
63
🏙️ Population
1.16M
423K

The cost of living in Kigali is 0.1% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6562nd and 6556th ($771 vs $772) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Rwanda and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Rwanda vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kigali compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 6577th and 4750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Skopje

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Kigali Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.63
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1132
$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.17%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17658
$2252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$945
$1584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$7.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.58
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.56
$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$72.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.1
$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9282
$4225

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$719
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$803
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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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$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
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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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$910
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$483
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$500
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Distance City Cost of living
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$588
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$682
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$545
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$561
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$537
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$556
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$595
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$635
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$636
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$463
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$612
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$576
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1030
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$639
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$682
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$662
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1015
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$711
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$935
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1028
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$679
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1070
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$765
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1042
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$866
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1037
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1027
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$772
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$965
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$975
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1070
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$749
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$943
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$972
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$988
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$973
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$614
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$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1117