Kigali vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$880
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$489
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$896
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
30
45
😀 Quality of life
48
68
🏙️ Population
1.75M
423K

The cost of living in Kigali is 0.9% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6419th and 6377th ($872 vs $880) 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 0.2 months in Kigali compared to 1 months in Skopje. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 6866th and 4420th 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
$2.05
$8.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$90.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$2755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$1804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$6.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$5403

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$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
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$675
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$770
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$587
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$620
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$591
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$610
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$718
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$663
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$738
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$581
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$702
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1092
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$687
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$731
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$832
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1264
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$830
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1030
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1125
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$849
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1093
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$891
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$859
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1386
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1030
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$918
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1047
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1053
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1119
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$772
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1048
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1078
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1107
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1039
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$727
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$930
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1207