Kigali vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$771
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$419
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$803
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.3
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$1355
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
28
84
😀 Quality of life
45
81
🏙️ Population
1.16M
3.03M

The cost of living in Kigali is 14% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6562nd and 6071st ($771 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Rwanda and Taiwan, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kigali compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6577th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Taichung

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Kigali Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.63
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1132
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.17%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17658
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$945
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.58
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.56
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.1
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9282
$18658

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$648
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$496
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148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
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$651
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$648
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$719
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$803
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$648
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$573
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$647
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$768
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$785
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$625
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$558
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$698
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$646
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$801
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$562
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$747
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$746
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$602
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$490
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$522
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$585
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$605
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$594
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$843
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$910
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$483
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Distance City Cost of living
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$813
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$796
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$728
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$770
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$747
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$897
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$821
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$875
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$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
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$1181
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$814
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$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
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$956
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$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
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$644
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$823
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$669
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$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
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$1155
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$630
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$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
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$681
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$581
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$451
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$726
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$443
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$655
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$569
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$1154
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$671
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$601
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$682
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$661
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