Kigali vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$489
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$1422
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
30
85
😀 Quality of life
48
87
🏙️ Population
1.75M
2.87M

The cost of living in Kigali is 7% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6419th and 5994th ($872 vs $942) 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 0.2 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 6866th and 351st 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
$2.05
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$17517

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42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684