Kigali vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1694
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$355
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$551
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$243
$701
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
28
43
😀 Quality of life
44
63
🏙️ Population
1.16M
527K

The cost of living in Kigali is 8% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6804th and 6502nd ($723 vs $785) 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 6601st and 4654th 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
$3.67
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.17
 Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14030
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$868
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$6.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.94
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.88
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.7
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9712
$4291

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$622
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$545
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$598
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$441
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$579
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$587
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$509
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$509
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$559
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$508
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$723
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$510
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$509
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$546
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$763
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$509
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$568
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$509
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$760
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$768
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$466
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$559
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$707
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$643
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$784
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$511
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$730
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$728
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$581
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$483
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$518
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$576
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$583
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$579
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$826
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$855
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$460
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$493
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$500
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$543

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Distance City Cost of living
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$589
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$641
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$549
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$571
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$545
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$661
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$685
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$645
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$521
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$529
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1053
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$676
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$712
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$692
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1086
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$743
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$936
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1086
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$852
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1046
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$792
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$943
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1043
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1050
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$787
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1045
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1035
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1076
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$808
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1036
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1059
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1043
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$989
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$657
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$895
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1191