Kigali vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$1978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$4463
🏠 One person rent
$387
$1217
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$2001
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$212
$2042
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
27
94
😀 Quality of life
49
85
🏙️ Population
1.16M
1.86M

The cost of living in Kigali is 62% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 6835th and 2069th ($758 vs $1978) 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 0.3 months in Kigali compared to 1 months in Warsaw. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 6733rd and 444th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Warsaw

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Kigali Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.74
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.97
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$5.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$4.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$1225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$917
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$914
$2165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.8
$218
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$333
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.32%
7.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14731
$6642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$4244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$6.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$3.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.47
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$86.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.8
$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$588
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7919
$15871

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$597
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$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

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$1561
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1522
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$1199
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1241
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1009
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1166
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1113
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1226
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1177
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1338
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$993
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$966
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$902
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1136
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1089
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1323
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1097
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1257
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1148
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1182
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$528
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$926
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1216
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1186
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1125
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1033
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1185
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1127
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$970
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$843
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1103
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$1209
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$1210
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1074
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1113
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$966
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1077
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$349