Kigali vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$6812
🏠 One person rent
$489
$1756
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$3107
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$4188
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
30
99
😀 Quality of life
48
100
🏙️ Population
1.75M
5.45M

The cost of living in Kigali is 69% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6419th and 370th ($872 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Rwanda and Australia, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kigali compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6866th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Sydney

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Kigali Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.05
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$7.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$25164

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$671
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$583
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$553
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$447
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$533
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$411
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$688
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$689
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$543
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$688
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$779
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$691
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$688
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$750
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$828
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$690
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$541
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$689
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$784
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$795
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$613
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$531
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$697
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$635
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$810
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$573
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$770
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$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
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$513
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$532
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$494
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$618

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2354
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2481
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$2040
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1709
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1695
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1995
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1701
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1795
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1460
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2258
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1855
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1273
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1825
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1816
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2672
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$2000
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2530
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2341
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1936
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1915
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1493
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1720
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1913
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1825
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1810
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1834
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2543
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1933
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1889
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1896
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2323
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1813
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
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$1992
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2179
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1606
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1863