Kigali vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$489
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$1768
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
30
94
😀 Quality of life
48
90
🏙️ Population
1.75M
2.43M

The cost of living in Kigali is 30% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6419th and 4646th ($872 vs $1248) 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 0.2 months in Kigali compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 6866th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Taipei

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Kigali Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.05
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$16947

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42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$671
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$583
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$553
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$447
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$533
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$411
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$688
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$689
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$543
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$688
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$779
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$691
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$688
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$750
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$828
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$690
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$541
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$689
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$784
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$795
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$613
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$531
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$697
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$635
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$810
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$573
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$770
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$771
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$603
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$524
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$549
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$577
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$624
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$591
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$860
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$946
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$513
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$532
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$494
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$618

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612