Kigali vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1927
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$439
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$1619
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
30
94
😀 Quality of life
49
89
🏙️ Population
1.75M
2.44M

The cost of living in Kigali is 35% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6714th and 4661st ($811 vs $1257) 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6822nd and 266th 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
$2.3
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1052
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.6
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.6
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.19%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12689
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1093
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.45
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9138
$18442

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$620
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$544
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$518
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$409
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$507
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$395
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$691
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$692
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$517
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$693
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$798
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$694
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$693
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$759
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$839
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$691
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$572
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$691
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$798
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$810
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$623
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$563
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$722
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$670
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$825
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$593
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$786
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$785
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$624
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$505
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$533
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$617
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$651
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$876
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$961
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$520
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$508
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$507
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$602

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602