Al Ain vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3132
$1927
🏠 One person rent
$903
$439
🏘️ Family rent
$1411
$776
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3660
$180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
38
30
😀 Quality of life
84
49
🏙️ Population
767K
1.75M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 80% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 4207th and 6714th ($1457 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.2 months in Kigali. Al Ain ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 505th and 6822nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Kigali

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Al Ain Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.72
$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$5.11
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$332
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$1052
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1163
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.6
$20.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.05%
16.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2374
$12689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$1093
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$4.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$3.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.3
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6189
$9138

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$1148
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$1373
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$1710
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$796
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1080
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1135
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2014
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1923
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$575
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$545
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$575
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$1109
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1309
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$541
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$1192
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$545
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$627
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$563
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$931
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1037
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$793
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$823
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$565
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$613
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$547
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$465
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$489
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$523
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$813
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$825
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$487
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$565

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Distance City Cost of living
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$620
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$544
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$518
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$409
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$507
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$395
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$691
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$692
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$517
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$693
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$798
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$694
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$693
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$759
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$839
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$691
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$572
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$691
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$798
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$810
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$623
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$563
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$722
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$670
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$825
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$593
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$786
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$785
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$624
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$505
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$533
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$617
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$651
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$876
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$961
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$520
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$508
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$507
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$602