Kigali vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$5363
🏠 One person rent
$489
$1430
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$2259
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$3517
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
30
86
😀 Quality of life
48
94
🏙️ Population
1.75M
2.79M

The cost of living in Kigali is 64% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 6419th and 1059th ($872 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Rwanda and Canada, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kigali compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6866th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Toronto

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Kigali Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.05
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$6.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$22670

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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
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2233
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2308
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2172
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2102
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2318
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2124
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2034
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2214
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1994
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2006
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1892
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2017
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2078
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2081
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2049
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1449
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1832
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2109
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1936
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2303
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2123
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2181
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2125
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1953
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1863
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2030
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1706
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2046
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2035
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2053