Kigali vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1633
$5834
🏠 One person rent
$323
$1582
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$2702
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$610
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$3483
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
28
86
😀 Quality of life
47
94
🏙️ Population
1.16M
2.79M

The cost of living in Kigali is 74% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 6978th and 571st ($677 vs $2576) 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 0.4 months in Kigali compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6517th and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.32
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.2
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$6.53
 Cappuccino
$2.06
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.79%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13256
$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$800
$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.92
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6579
$18837

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$599
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$539
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$575
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$458
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$566
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$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
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$2390
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$2600
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$2622
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2358
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2128
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2192
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2578
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2114
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1598
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2293
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2082
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2032
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2244
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$2073
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$1862
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1510
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2218
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1734
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1821
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1915
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1879
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2125
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1408
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1949
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2072
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2084
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2217
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2194
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2127
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2031
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2156
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2004
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2074
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2049
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2085
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2097
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$1816
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$2178
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$2151
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2190