Kigali vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1694
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$355
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$551
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$54.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$243
$601
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
28
46
😀 Quality of life
44
60
🏙️ Population
1.16M
1.47M

The cost of living in Kigali is 3% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 6804th and 6924th ($723 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 7th in Russia, while ranked 6601st and 5229th 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
$3.67
$7.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$62.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$7.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
12.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14030
$1941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$868
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$8.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$6.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.94
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.88
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.7
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9712
$4718

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$622
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$545
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$598
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$441
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$579
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$587
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$509
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$509
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$559
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$508
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$723
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$510
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$509
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$546
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$763
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$509
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$568
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$509
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$760
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$768
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$466
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$559
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$707
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$643
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$784
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$511
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$730
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$728
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$581
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$483
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$518
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$576
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$583
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$579
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$826
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$855
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$460
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$493
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$500
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$543

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$586
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$537
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$539
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$523
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$531
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$559
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$698
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$490
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$567
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$782
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$620
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$422
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$484
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$540
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$575
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$451
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$503
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$463
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$630
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$654
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$533
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$480
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$589
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$513
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$541
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$406
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$530
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$522
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$612
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$376
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628