Kigali vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$1294
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$3098
🏠 One person rent
$387
$630
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$1118
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$212
$803
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
27
46
😀 Quality of life
49
72
🏙️ Population
1.16M
418K

The cost of living in Kigali is 41% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6835th and 4511th ($758 vs $1294) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Rwanda and Albania, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kigali compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 6733rd and 3035th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.74
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.97
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$914
$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.8
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.32%
5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14731
$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$1979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.47
$9.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7919
$5765

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$597
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$524
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$499
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$412
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$491
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$396
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$687
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$686
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$505
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$689
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$803
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$689
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$687
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$754
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$842
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$688
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$567
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$688
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$804
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$820
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$656
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$578
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$717
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$658
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$833
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$582
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$792
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$793
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$623
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$511
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$543
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$617
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$654
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$879
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$957
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$528
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$503
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$508
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1041
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$945
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$673
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$764
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$701
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1107
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$697
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$819
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$887
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1115
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$857
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$720
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$667
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1047
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1195
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$967
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1111
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$592
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1261
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$849
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1122
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$572
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1107
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1349
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1332
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$642
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1164
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$655
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1238
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1539
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$557
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1392
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1040
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$575
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1045
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$828
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$973