Kigali vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$2729
🏠 One person rent
$489
$633
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$1107
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$1033
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
30
48
😀 Quality of life
48
64
🏙️ Population
1.75M
1.47M

The cost of living in Kigali is 25% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 6419th and 4849th ($872 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Rwanda and Russia, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kigali compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Yekaterinburg ranked 5th in Russia, while ranked 6866th and 5361st 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
$2.05
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$737
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1319
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
21.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$2871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$1871
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$5.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$91.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$7933

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$671
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$583
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$553
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$447
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$533
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$411
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$688
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$689
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$543
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$688
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$779
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$691
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$688
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$750
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$828
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$690
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$541
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$689
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$784
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$795
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$613
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$531
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$697
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$635
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$810
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$573
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$770
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$771
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$603
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$524
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$549
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$577
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$624
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$591
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$860
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$946
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$513
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$532
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$494
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$618

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$954
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$952
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$757
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$786
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$780
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$791
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$1024
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$713
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$913
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$702
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$708
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$788
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$840
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$868
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$771
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$830
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$575
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$615
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$812
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$648
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$763
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$981
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$606
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$727
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$754
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$845
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$789
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$705
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$749
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$819
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$620
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$792
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$784
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$823
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$748
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$834
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$754