Kigali vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1927
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$439
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$1212
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
30
93
😀 Quality of life
49
87
🏙️ Population
1.75M
2.35M

The cost of living in Kigali is 14% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6714th and 6085th ($811 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 Taoyuan. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6822nd and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.3
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1052
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.6
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.6
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.19%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12689
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1093
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.45
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9138
$17081

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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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464