Kigali vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$771
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$419
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$803
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.3
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$1684
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
28
95
😀 Quality of life
45
86
🏙️ Population
1.16M
2.6M

The cost of living in Kigali is 35% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6562nd and 4534th ($771 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Taipei. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6577th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.63
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1132
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.17%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17658
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$945
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.58
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.56
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.1
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9282
$19749

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$381
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$648
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$496
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$648
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$759
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$651
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$648
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$719
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$803
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$648
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$573
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$647
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$768
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$785
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$625
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$558
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$698
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$646
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$801
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$562
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$747
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$746
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$602
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$490
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$522
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$585
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$605
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$594
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$843
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$910
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$483
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$500
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$495
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Distance City Cost of living
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$1073
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$967
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$875
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$731
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$821
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$897
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$728
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$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
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$747
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$669
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$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
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$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
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$644
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$956
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$627
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$681
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$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
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$688
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$671
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$1154
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$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
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$682
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$603
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$661
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$649
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$601
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$587
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$677
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$616
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$671
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$451
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$581