Kigali vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1694
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$355
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$551
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$243
$456
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
28
40
😀 Quality of life
44
48
🏙️ Population
1.16M
5.94M

The cost of living in Kigali is 8% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6804th and 6501st ($723 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Rwanda and India, respectively. Check Rwanda vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kigali compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 6601st and 6339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.37
 Cappuccino
$2.3
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14030
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$868
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$2.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.94
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.88
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.7
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9712
$1527

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$545
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$441
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$587
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$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
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$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
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$768
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$466
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$559
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$707
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$643
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$784
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$511
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$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
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$855
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$460
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$493
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$500
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$543

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$284
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$297
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$406
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$346
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$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
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$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
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$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
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$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
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$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
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$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
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$379
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$285
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$347
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$295
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$312
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$304
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$409
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$360
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$294
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$283
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$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
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$367
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$321
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$368
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$348