Kigali vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$1464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1633
$3391
🏠 One person rent
$323
$919
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$1636
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$97.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$1771
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
28
93
😀 Quality of life
47
83
🏙️ Population
1.16M
1.86M

The cost of living in Kigali is 54% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 6978th and 3564th ($677 vs $1464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Rwanda and Poland, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kigali compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 6517th and 342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.32
$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.2
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.8
 Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$699
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$1731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$1282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.79%
7.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13256
$5380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$800
$3613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$8.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.92
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.2
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6579
$11854

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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
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$1238
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1218
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1029
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1040
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$842
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$907
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1029
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$987
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$994
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1161
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1027
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$816
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$708
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$973
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$936
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1016
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$863
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$999
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$949
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1006
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$415
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$1024
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1002
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1008
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1013
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$943
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$980
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1042
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$849
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1043
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1118
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1037
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$995
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$791
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1028
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$940
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1011
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$385