Kigali vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$1264
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$3052
🏠 One person rent
$489
$607
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$1058
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$910
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
30
48
😀 Quality of life
48
72
🏙️ Population
1.75M
389K

The cost of living in Kigali is 31% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6419th and 4610th ($872 vs $1264) 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 0.2 months in Kigali compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 6866th and 2811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Tirana

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Kigali Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.05
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$68.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
5.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$4476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$19.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$4.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$7688

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$671
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$918
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$687
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$772
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$727
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1047
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$738
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$849
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$897
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1078
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$891
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$770
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$663
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1053
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1207
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$930
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1092
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$591
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1265
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$880
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1123
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$587
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1093
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1362
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1306
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$675
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1119
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$610
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$718
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1267
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$581
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1415
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1048
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$620
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1732
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$832
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1030