Kigali vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1927
$974
🏠 One person rent
$439
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$310
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
30
40
😀 Quality of life
49
60
🏙️ Population
1.75M
5.94M

The cost of living in Kigali is 17% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6714th and 7286th ($811 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Rwanda and India, respectively. Check Rwanda vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kigali compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 6822nd and 5975th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Surat

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Kigali Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.3
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1052
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.6
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.6
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.19%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12689
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1093
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.45
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9138
$929

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$544
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$409
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$507
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$395
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$691
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$692
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$517
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$693
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$798
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$694
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$693
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$759
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$839
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$691
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$572
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$691
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$798
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$810
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$623
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$563
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$722
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$670
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$825
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$593
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$786
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$785
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$624
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$505
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$533
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$617
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$651
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$876
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$961
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$520
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$508
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$507
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$602

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Distance City Cost of living
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$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
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$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
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$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
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$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
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$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
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$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
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$360
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$296
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$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319