Kigali vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1694
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$355
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$551
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$243
$1789
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
28
95
😀 Quality of life
44
86
🏙️ Population
1.16M
2.6M

The cost of living in Kigali is 38% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6804th and 4715th ($723 vs $1158) 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 1.5 months in Taipei. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6601st and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14030
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$868
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.94
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.88
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.7
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9712
$18424

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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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605