Kigali vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1633
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$323
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$1443
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
28
38
😀 Quality of life
47
75
🏙️ Population
1.16M
767K

The cost of living in Kigali is 46% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 6978th and 4330th ($677 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Rwanda and Croatia, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kigali compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 6517th and 983rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.32
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.2
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.79%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13256
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$800
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.92
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.2
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6579
$10009

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$599
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$539
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$575
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$458
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$566
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$572
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$449
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$448
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$554
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$453
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$739
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$445
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$446
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$493
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$776
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$448
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$543
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$449
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$745
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$747
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$493
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$547
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$654
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$600
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$748
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$542
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$746
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$740
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$557
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$424
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$441
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$553
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$557
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$556
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$808
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$860
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$405
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$439
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$476
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$571

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1100
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$997
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1058
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$913
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1081
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1133
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1197
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$929
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$682
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$558
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$517
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1438
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$503
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1102
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1274
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1321
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1658
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$742
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$777
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1664
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1279
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$747
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1167
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$835
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1301
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1200
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1581
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1271
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1393
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1008
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1219
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$604
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$852
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1284
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$849
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$765
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$755