⭐️ Total score |
1.99/5 (Rank #1189)
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❤️ Liked by members |
👍2 liked it 👎1 disliked it
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👍 Quality of life score |
Okay |
👶 Family score |
Okay |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $236,242 / mo
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📡 Internet |
🤬 Unusably slow: 3 Mbps (avg)
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😝 Fun |
Okay |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥵 Hot: 27°C81°F (feels 27°C81°F)
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💦 Humidity (now) |
😊 Comfy: 40%
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👌 Safety |
Good
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👩 Safe for women |
Good |
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+ |
Good |
🤮 Food safety* |
Okay
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👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
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🎓 Education level* |
Low |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
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💰 Income level* |
Very low:
$59 / mo
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🙊 English speaking* |
Bad |
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Bad |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Great |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Great |
🏥 Hospitals |
Bad |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Good |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Okay |
🎅 Startup Score |
Bad |
🌍 Continent | Africa |
🚩 Country | Rwanda |
🗓️ Average trip length | 10 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 3 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
☀️ 27°C 81°F + 😊 Comfy (40%) = feels 27°C 81°F
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🔌 Power | 230V 50Hz |
🚑 Travel medical insurance |
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💸 10,000 RWF in USD | USD 6.92 |
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: | RWF 100,000 = USD 69 |
💳 Cashless | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) |
💻 Best coworking space | The Office |
🚰 Tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable |
♻️ Return rate | 👍11% of visitors return |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 860,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $711 / year |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 55% 👱♀️ 45% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 50% 👱♀️ 50% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 73% 👱♀️ 27% |
⛪️ Religious government | Religious |
🏠 Apartment listings | Living in Kigali |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Rwanda Air |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Emirates |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $236,242 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $56,816 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $395,401 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $112,972 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $1,988 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $1,318 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $377 / month |
🏠 Median home price | $51 |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $93 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $43 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $122,231 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $0 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | 0 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $0 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $1,852 |
👩🏫 International school | $7 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $4 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $2,306 / trip |
✅ Very safe
✅ Friendly people
✅ Very clean
✅ Affordable
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Warm now
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ Very safe for women
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Bad food
❌ Limited nightlife
❌ Difficult transportation
❌ Uncomfortable social dynamic
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ No democracy
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Very slow internet
❌ Not much to do
❌ Nomads.com members didn't like going here
❌ Not many Nomads.com members go here
❌ Quality of education is low
❌ Hospitals are not that great
❌ Roads can be dangerous
❌ People don't speak English well
❌ Not family friendly
❌ High alcohol consumption
❌ Marijuana is illegal
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels (median) | 22°C / 72°F mild | 23°C / 73°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 23°C / 73°F mild | 23°C / 73°F mild | 23°C / 73°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 22°C / 72°F mild | 21°C / 70°F mild |
Real (median) |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
21°C / 70°F
mild |
21°C / 70°F
mild |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
23°C / 73°F
mild |
22°C / 72°F
mild |
22°C / 71°F
mild |
21°C / 70°F
mild |
Humidity |
nice 80% |
nice 84% |
nice 85% |
nice 89% |
nice 87% |
nice 68% |
nice 50% |
nice 53% |
nice 69% |
nice 77% |
nice 83% |
nice 87% |
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Rain |
rainy 84mm |
rainy 90mm |
rainy 114mm |
rainy 148mm |
rainy 92mm |
dry 18mm |
dry 5mm |
dry 27mm |
rainy 65mm |
rainy 125mm |
rainy 146mm |
rainy 100mm |
Cloud |
pockets 38% |
pockets 42% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 35% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 39% |
pockets 40% |
pockets 44% |
Sun |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 8 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
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