Kigali vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kigali	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$771	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1896	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$419	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$803	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.3	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$253	$300
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	28	30
😀 Quality of life	45	43
🏙️ Population	1.16M	6.87M

The cost of living in Kigali is 9% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 6562nd and 6863rd ($771 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Rwanda and Myanmar, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kigali compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 6577th and 6707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Yangon

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	Kigali	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.63	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.5	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1132	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.17%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17658	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$945	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.4	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.4	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.58	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.74	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.67	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.94	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.56	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.78	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.1	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$152	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9282	$15505

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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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$650
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$778
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$633
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$660
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$678
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$595
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$710
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$941
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$753
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$661
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$656
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$781
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$752
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1163
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$543
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$685
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$604
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$351
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$625