Kigali vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1633
$4004
🏠 One person rent
$323
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$1998
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$818
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
28
8
😀 Quality of life
47
59
🏙️ Population
1.16M
24.7K

The cost of living in Kigali is 58% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6978th and 3034th ($677 vs $1608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Rwanda and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Rwanda vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kigali compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 6517th and 5511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.32
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.2
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$981
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$663
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$1722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$130
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.79%
16.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13256
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$800
$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$44.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$6.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$90.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$71.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.92
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.2
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$158
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6579
$8062

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Distance City Cost of living
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$599
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$539
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$575
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$458
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$566
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$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
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$819
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$585
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$587
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$805
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$461
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$452
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$776
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$784
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$829
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$718
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$493
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$770
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$852
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$762
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$706
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$600
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$622
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1417
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1439
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1365
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1144
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$353
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1127
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$600
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$536
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$815
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$486
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$524