Kigali vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1633
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$323
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$1361
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
28
84
😀 Quality of life
47
83
🏙️ Population
1.16M
3.03M

The cost of living in Kigali is 32% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6978th and 5356th ($677 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Rwanda and Taiwan, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kigali compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6517th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.32
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.2
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.79%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13256
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$800
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.92
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.2
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6579
$13893

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$599
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$539
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$575
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$458
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$566
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$572
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$449
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$448
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$554
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$453
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$739
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$445
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$446
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$493
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$776
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$448
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$543
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$449
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$745
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$747
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$493
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$547
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$654
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$600
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$748
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$542
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$746
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$740
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$557
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$424
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$441
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$553
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$557
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$556
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$808
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$860
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$405
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$439
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$476
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$571

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721