Kigali vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kigali	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$771	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1896	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$419	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$803	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.3	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$253	$4315
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	28	100
😀 Quality of life	45	100
🏙️ Population	1.16M	4.84M

The cost of living in Kigali is 70% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6562nd and 745th ($771 vs $2539) 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 0.3 months in Kigali compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6577th 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	$2.63	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1132	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.17%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17658	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$945	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.4	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.4	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.58	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.74	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.67	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.94	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.56	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.78	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.1	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$152	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9282	$17957

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Cities near Kigali

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Byumba	$613
56 km or 35 mi	Nyanza	$518
69 km or 43 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
80 km or 50 mi	Butare	$413
80 km or 50 mi	Kibuye	$479
95 km or 59 mi	Gisenyi	$381
104 km or 65 mi	Muyinga	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Ngozi	$648
142 km or 88 mi	Cyangugu	$496
145 km or 90 mi	Bubanza	$648
148 km or 92 mi	Bukavu	$759
164 km or 102 mi	Gitega	$651
170 km or 105 mi	Ruyigi	$648
177 km or 110 mi	Bujumbura	$719
191 km or 119 mi	Uvira	$803
219 km or 136 mi	Rutana	$648
243 km or 151 mi	Kasese	$573
244 km or 152 mi	Makamba	$647
246 km or 153 mi	Butembo	$768
281 km or 174 mi	Beni	$785
322 km or 200 mi	Mwanza	$625
348 km or 216 mi	Entebbe	$558
377 km or 234 mi	Kampala	$698
388 km or 241 mi	Kira Town	$646
392 km or 244 mi	Bunia	$801
438 km or 272 mi	Jinja	$562
451 km or 280 mi	Kalemie	$747
473 km or 294 mi	Kindu	$746
544 km or 338 mi	Tororo	$602
554 km or 344 mi	Mumias	$490
561 km or 348 mi	Kisumu	$522
562 km or 349 mi	Arua	$585
568 km or 353 mi	Mbale	$605
581 km or 361 mi	Gulu	$594
593 km or 368 mi	Isiro	$843
607 km or 377 mi	Kisangani	$910
642 km or 399 mi	Eldoret	$483
693 km or 431 mi	Nakuru	$500
748 km or 465 mi	Yambio	$495
752 km or 467 mi	Arusha	$638

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683