Kigali vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$771
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$3809
🏠 One person rent
$419
$995
🏘️ Family rent
$803
$1825
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.3
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$1906
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
28
94
😀 Quality of life
45
83
🏙️ Population
1.16M
1.86M

The cost of living in Kigali is 52% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 6562nd and 3022nd ($771 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.2 months in Warsaw. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 6577th and 410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.63
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$8.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$4.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1132
$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.17%
7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17658
$6081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$945
$4065
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$3.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.58
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$3.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.56
$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$86.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.1
$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$522
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9282
$13608

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$613
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$518
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$492
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$413
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$479
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$381
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$650
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$648
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$496
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$648
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$759
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$651
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$648
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$719
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$803
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$648
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$573
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$647
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$768
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$785
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$625
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$558
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$698
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$646
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$801
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$562
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$747
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$746
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$602
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$490
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$522
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$585
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$605
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$594
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$843
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$910
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$483
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$500
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$495
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$638

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$1324
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1302
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1090
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1095
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$882
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$884
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1082
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1025
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1125
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1083
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1170
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$964
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$947
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$989
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$965
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1051
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$1016
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1234
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$983
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1173
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$935
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1093
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$469
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$866
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1098
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1057
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1025
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$950
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1107
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1042
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$902
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1131
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$974
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$1105
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1108
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$977
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1016
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$893
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1020
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$385