Kigali vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$1313
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$3273
🏠 One person rent
$387
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$212
$1659
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
27
94
😀 Quality of life
49
87
🏙️ Population
1.16M
2.6M

The cost of living in Kigali is 42% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6835th and 4455th ($758 vs $1313) 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Taipei ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 6733rd and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.74
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.97
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$718
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$914
$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.8
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$74.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.32%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14731
$14287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$8078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.47
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.8
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7919
$17567

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$597
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$524
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$499
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$412
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$491
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$396
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$687
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$686
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$505
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$689
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$803
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$689
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$687
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$754
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$842
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$688
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$567
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$688
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$804
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$820
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$656
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$578
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$717
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$658
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$833
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$582
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$792
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$793
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$623
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$511
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$543
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$617
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$654
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$879
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$957
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$528
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$503
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$508
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1135
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1030
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$942
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$802
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$868
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$993
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$695
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$1006
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$914
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$894
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$894
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$914
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$628
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$634
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$854
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$894
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$628
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1078
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$621
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$615
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$700
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$901
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$753
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$707
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1079
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$671
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$681
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$696
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$616
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$666
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$697
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$600
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$586
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$672
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$604
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$650
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$454
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589