Al Ain vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$872
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$2006
🏠 One person rent
$900
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$137
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
38
30
😀 Quality of life
82
48
🏙️ Population
767K
1.75M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 67% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 4139th and 6419th ($1455 vs $872) 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 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 0.2 months in Kigali. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 562nd and 6866th 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
$10
$2.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$6.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$381
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$673
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
16.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$10930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$1245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$3.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$7731

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$1355
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$1791
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$797
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$1082
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$1193
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$620
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$2100
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$2015
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$530
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
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$1062
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$1340
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$497
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$1218
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$521
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$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
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$965
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$1059
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$821
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$778
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$505
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$917
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$700
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$558
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$485
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$454
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$457
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$471
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$717
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$816
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$459
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$671
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$583
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$553
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$447
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$533
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$411
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$688
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$689
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$543
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$688
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$779
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$691
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$688
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$750
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$828
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$690
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$541
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$689
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$784
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$795
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$613
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$531
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$697
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$635
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$810
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$573
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$770
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$771
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$603
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$524
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$549
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$577
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$624
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$591
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$860
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$946
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$513
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$532
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$494
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$618