Kigali vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1694
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$355
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$551
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$243
$1368
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
28
84
😀 Quality of life
44
80
🏙️ Population
1.16M
3.03M

The cost of living in Kigali is 22% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6804th and 6052nd ($723 vs $931) 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 0.3 months in Kigali compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6601st and 496th 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
$3.67
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14030
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$868
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.94
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.88
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.7
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9712
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$622
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$545
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$598
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$441
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$579
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$587
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$509
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$509
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$559
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$508
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$723
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$510
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$509
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$546
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$763
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$509
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$568
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$509
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$760
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$768
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$466
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$559
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$707
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$643
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$784
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$511
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$730
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$728
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$581
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$483
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$518
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$576
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$583
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$579
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$826
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$855
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$460
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$493
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$500
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$543

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716