Kigali vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$1886
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1633
$4559
🏠 One person rent
$323
$1128
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$1946
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$3734
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
28
93
😀 Quality of life
47
94
🏙️ Population
1.16M
548K

The cost of living in Kigali is 64% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 6978th and 2098th ($677 vs $1886) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Rwanda and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Rwanda vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kigali compared to 2 months in The Hague. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 6517th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.32
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.2
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$4.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$1228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$2026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$1596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.79%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13256
$4834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$800
$3569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$4.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$63.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.92
$23
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.2
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6579
$8049

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$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
4 km or 2.5 mi Scheveningen
$1836
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Leidschendam
$1850
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Delft
$1804
14 km or 8.5 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
14 km or 9 mi Leiden
$2205
21 km or 13 mi Rotterdam
$2013
31 km or 19 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
35 km or 22 mi Zandvoort
$2135
40 km or 25 mi Haarlem
$2465
43 km or 27 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
46 km or 29 mi IJmuiden
$2092
52 km or 32 mi Amsterdam
$2545
55 km or 34 mi Utrecht
$2055
61 km or 38 mi Hilversum
$1894
61 km or 38 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
62 km or 38 mi Roosendaal
$1832
63 km or 39 mi Zeist
$1939
64 km or 40 mi Purmerend
$2001
64 km or 40 mi Breda
$1822
65 km or 40 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
68 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1897
70 km or 43 mi Almere
$1647
70 km or 44 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
71 km or 44 mi Goes
$1981
75 km or 47 mi Langedijk
$1958
77 km or 48 mi Tilburg
$1833
80 km or 49 mi Tiel
$1919
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
81 km or 50 mi Middelburg
$1965
82 km or 51 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
85 km or 53 mi Veenendaal
$1841
92 km or 57 mi Ede
$1818
93 km or 58 mi Lelystad
$1501
93 km or 58 mi Wageningen
$1756
93 km or 58 mi Harderwijk
$1796
95 km or 59 mi Turnhout
$1376
97 km or 60 mi Antwerp
$1650
98 km or 61 mi Beveren
$1631
101 km or 62 mi Uden
$1909
102 km or 63 mi Mortsel
$1539