Kigali vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1927
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$439
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$1411
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
30
85
😀 Quality of life
49
86
🏙️ Population
1.75M
2.87M

The cost of living in Kigali is 15% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6714th and 5984th ($811 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Rwanda and Taiwan, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 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 6822nd and 409th 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
$2.3
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1052
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.6
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.6
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.19%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12689
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1093
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.45
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9138
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$620
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$544
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$518
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$409
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$507
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$395
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$691
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$692
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$517
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$693
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$798
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$694
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$693
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$759
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$839
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$691
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$572
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$691
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$798
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$810
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$623
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$563
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$722
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$670
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$825
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$593
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$786
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$785
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$624
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$505
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$533
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$617
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$651
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$876
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$961
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$520
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$508
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$507
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$602

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665