Kigali vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1633
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$323
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$1657
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
28
95
😀 Quality of life
47
87
🏙️ Population
1.16M
2.6M

The cost of living in Kigali is 42% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6978th and 4516th ($677 vs $1169) 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 0.4 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 6517th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.32
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.2
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.79%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13256
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$800
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$9.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.92
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.2
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6579
$19102

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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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589