Kigali vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1694
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$355
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$551
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$243
$1684
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
28
38
😀 Quality of life
44
77
🏙️ Population
1.16M
767K

The cost of living in Kigali is 42% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 6804th and 4447th ($723 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Rwanda and Croatia, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kigali compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 6601st and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$3.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14030
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$868
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.94
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.88
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.7
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9712
$10598

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$622
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$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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$1142
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$926
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1147
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$999
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1146
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1143
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1217
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$880
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$790
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$618
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$663
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1500
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$566
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1174
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1270
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1397
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$802
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$745
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1770
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1362
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$789
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1188
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$851
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1361
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1247
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1674
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1347
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1424
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1061
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1265
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$641
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$883
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1366
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$890
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$860
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$780