Kigali vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$489
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$1536
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
30
93
😀 Quality of life
48
89
🏙️ Population
1.75M
2.36M

The cost of living in Kigali is 12% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6419th and 5651st ($872 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 6866th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Taoyuan

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Kigali Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.05
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$19490

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$671
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$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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473