Kigali vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kigali	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$771	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1896	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$419	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$803	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.3	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$253	$5859
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	28	100
😀 Quality of life	45	94
🏙️ Population	1.16M	690K

The cost of living in Kigali is 76% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 6562nd and 96th ($771 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th in Rwanda and the United States, respectively. Check Rwanda vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kigali compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 6577th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Washington

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	Kigali	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.63	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1132	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.17%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17658	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$945	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.4	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.4	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.58	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.74	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.67	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.94	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.56	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.78	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.1	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$152	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9282	$24653

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Cities near Kigali

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Byumba	$613
56 km or 35 mi	Nyanza	$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

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979