Kigali vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$771
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$419
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$803
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.3
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$2474
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
28
100
😀 Quality of life
45
99
🏙️ Population
1.16M
14.3M

The cost of living in Kigali is 52% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6562nd and 3019th ($771 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Rwanda and Japan, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kigali compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6577th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Tokyo

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Kigali Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.63
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1132
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.17%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17658
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$945
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.58
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.56
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.1
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9282
$15235

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$381
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$650
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$648
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$496
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$648
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$759
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$651
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$648
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$719
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$803
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$648
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$573
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$647
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$768
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$785
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$625
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$558
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$698
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$646
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$801
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$562
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$747
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$746
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$602
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$490
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$522
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$585
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$605
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$594
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$843
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$910
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$483
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$500
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$495
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$1136
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$1150
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$1098
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$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
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$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
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$1107
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$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
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$1084
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$1104
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$1105
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$1066
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$1249
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$1099
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$1122
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$1196
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$1124
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$1071
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$1099
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$1114
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$1088
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$1045
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$1164
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$1071
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$1084
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$1089
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$1065
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$1169
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$1164
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$1109
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$1103
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$1090
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