Kigali vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1633
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$323
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$579
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
28
43
😀 Quality of life
47
63
🏙️ Population
1.16M
527K

The cost of living in Kigali is 11% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6978th and 6533rd ($677 vs $760) 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 0.4 months in Kigali compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 6517th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.32
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.2
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.79%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13256
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$800
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.92
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.2
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6579
$4244

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$599
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$539
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$575
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$458
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$566
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$572
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$449
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$448
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$554
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$453
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$739
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$445
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$446
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$493
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$776
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$448
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$543
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$449
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$745
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$747
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$493
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$547
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$654
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$600
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$748
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$542
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$746
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$740
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$557
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$424
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$441
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$553
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$557
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$556
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$808
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$860
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$405
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$439
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$476
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$571

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Distance City Cost of living
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$563
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1027
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116