Kigali vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$933
🏠 One person rent
$489
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$267
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
30
40
😀 Quality of life
48
60
🏙️ Population
1.75M
5.94M

The cost of living in Kigali is 32% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6419th and 7534th ($872 vs $663) 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 17th in India, while ranked 6866th and 5942nd 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
$2.05
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$877

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$688
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$689
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$543
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$688
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$779
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$691
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$688
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$750
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$828
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$690
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$541
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$689
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$784
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$795
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$613
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$531
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$697
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$635
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$810
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$573
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$770
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$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
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$513
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$532
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$494
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$267
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$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
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$329
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$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
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$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
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$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
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$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
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$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
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$314
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$273
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$256
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$282
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$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
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$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
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$309
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$298