Kigali vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1633
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$323
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$1180
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
28
93
😀 Quality of life
47
86
🏙️ Population
1.16M
2.29M

The cost of living in Kigali is 21% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6978th and 6163rd ($677 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 6517th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.32
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.2
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.79%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13256
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$800
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.92
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.2
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6579
$13937

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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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716