Kigali vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$2318
🏠 One person rent
$387
$492
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$852
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$322
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$212
$848
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
27
46
😀 Quality of life
49
64
🏙️ Population
1.16M
1.47M

The cost of living in Kigali is 21% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 6835th and 5881st ($758 vs $962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Rwanda and Russia, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kigali compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Yekaterinburg ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 6733rd and 5334th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Yekaterinburg

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Kigali Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.74
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$48.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.97
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$914
$990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.8
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$9.66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.32%
17.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14731
$2565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$1410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.47
$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.8
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7919
$7319

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$597
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$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

Cities near Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$828
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$843
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$754
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$829
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$763
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$714
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$909
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$675
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$802
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$681
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$635
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$698
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$725
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$755
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$681
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$709
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$520
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$563
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$695
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$536
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$685
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$868
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$519
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$620
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$693
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$796
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$686
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$641
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$772
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$786
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$548
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$692
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$767
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$729
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$658
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$719
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$617