Kigali vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$1414
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$3338
🏠 One person rent
$387
$764
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$1283
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$212
$1836
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
27
61
😀 Quality of life
49
83
🏙️ Population
1.16M
581K

The cost of living in Kigali is 46% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 6835th and 4221st ($758 vs $1414) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Rwanda and Lithuania, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kigali compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 6733rd and 544th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.74
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.97
$8.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$5.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$763
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$547
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$914
$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.8
$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.32%
4.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14731
$6130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$3717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$7.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.47
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.8
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7919
$9582

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$597
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$524
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$499
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$412
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$491
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$396
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$687
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$686
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$505
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$689
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$803
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$689
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$687
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$754
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$842
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$688
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$567
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$688
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$804
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$820
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$656
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$578
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$717
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$658
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$833
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$582
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$792
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$793
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$623
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$511
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$543
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$617
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$654
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$879
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$957
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$528
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$503
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$508
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$612

Cities near Vilnius

Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Jonava
$865
86 km or 53 mi Alytus
$883
90 km or 56 mi Kaunas
$1334
93 km or 58 mi Utena
$974
125 km or 78 mi Marijampole
$920
130 km or 81 mi Panevezys
$988
148 km or 92 mi Grodno
$349
153 km or 95 mi Daugavpils
$929
166 km or 103 mi Suwalki
$1113
171 km or 107 mi Minsk
$735
180 km or 112 mi Baranavichy
$517
186 km or 116 mi Siauliai
$967
205 km or 127 mi Jekabpils
$894
214 km or 133 mi Elk
$1125
215 km or 133 mi Barysaw
$561
223 km or 138 mi Bialystok
$1148
240 km or 149 mi Jelgava
$889
240 km or 149 mi Rezekne
$840
241 km or 150 mi Ogre
$1046
259 km or 161 mi Mazeikiai
$864
262 km or 163 mi Riga
$1270
269 km or 167 mi Lomza
$993
271 km or 168 mi Jurmala
$1419
286 km or 178 mi Klaipeda
$1057
290 km or 180 mi Pinsk
$426
301 km or 187 mi Ostroleka
$1113
307 km or 191 mi Kaliningrad
$829
308 km or 192 mi Brest
$528
310 km or 192 mi Babruysk
$406
317 km or 197 mi Vitebsk
$293
318 km or 197 mi Valmiera
$928
327 km or 203 mi Olsztyn
$1182
328 km or 204 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
336 km or 209 mi Liepaja
$1034
339 km or 211 mi Mogilev
$545
342 km or 212 mi Siedlce
$1009
366 km or 228 mi Ciechanow
$1241
379 km or 236 mi Ventspils
$968
385 km or 239 mi Elblag
$1074
390 km or 242 mi Otwock
$1522