Kigali vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$387
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$212
$1459
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
27
85
😀 Quality of life
49
83
🏙️ Population
1.16M
3.03M

The cost of living in Kigali is 25% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6835th and 5518th ($758 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6733rd and 541st 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
$2.74
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.97
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$914
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.8
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.32%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14731
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.47
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.8
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7919
$19915

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$597
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$524
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$499
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$412
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$491
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$396
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$687
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$686
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$505
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$689
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$803
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$689
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$687
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$754
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$842
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$688
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$567
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$688
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$804
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$820
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$656
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$578
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$717
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$658
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$833
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$582
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$792
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$793
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$623
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$511
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$543
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$617
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$654
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$879
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$957
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$528
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$503
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$508
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650