Abu Dhabi vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$1896
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$419
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$98.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$253
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	28
😀 Quality of life	83	45
🏙️ Population	1.48M	1.16M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 137% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 2320th and 6562nd ($1828 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Rwanda, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Rwanda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.3 months in Kigali. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 438th and 6577th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Kigali

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	Abu Dhabi	Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$2.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$6.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$1.07
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$1132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	16.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$17658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$3.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$3.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$26.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$9282

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Kigali

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Byumba	$613
56 km or 35 mi	Nyanza	$518
69 km or 43 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
80 km or 50 mi	Butare	$413
80 km or 50 mi	Kibuye	$479
95 km or 59 mi	Gisenyi	$381
104 km or 65 mi	Muyinga	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Ngozi	$648
142 km or 88 mi	Cyangugu	$496
145 km or 90 mi	Bubanza	$648
148 km or 92 mi	Bukavu	$759
164 km or 102 mi	Gitega	$651
170 km or 105 mi	Ruyigi	$648
177 km or 110 mi	Bujumbura	$719
191 km or 119 mi	Uvira	$803
219 km or 136 mi	Rutana	$648
243 km or 151 mi	Kasese	$573
244 km or 152 mi	Makamba	$647
246 km or 153 mi	Butembo	$768
281 km or 174 mi	Beni	$785
322 km or 200 mi	Mwanza	$625
348 km or 216 mi	Entebbe	$558
377 km or 234 mi	Kampala	$698
388 km or 241 mi	Kira Town	$646
392 km or 244 mi	Bunia	$801
438 km or 272 mi	Jinja	$562
451 km or 280 mi	Kalemie	$747
473 km or 294 mi	Kindu	$746
544 km or 338 mi	Tororo	$602
554 km or 344 mi	Mumias	$490
561 km or 348 mi	Kisumu	$522
562 km or 349 mi	Arua	$585
568 km or 353 mi	Mbale	$605
581 km or 361 mi	Gulu	$594
593 km or 368 mi	Isiro	$843
607 km or 377 mi	Kisangani	$910
642 km or 399 mi	Eldoret	$483
693 km or 431 mi	Nakuru	$500
748 km or 465 mi	Yambio	$495
752 km or 467 mi	Arusha	$638