Amman vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$1633
🏠 One person rent
$358
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$265
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
28
😀 Quality of life
69
47
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.16M

The cost of living in Amman is 45% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 5457th and 6978th ($981 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Rwanda, respectively. Check Jordan vs Rwanda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.4 months in Kigali. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 3121st and 6517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$3.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$6.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$0.98
 Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$36.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
16.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$13256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$4.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$3.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$1.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$28.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$6579

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

Cities near Kigali

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$599
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$539
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$575
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$458
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$566
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$572
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$449
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$448
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$554
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$453
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$739
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$445
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$446
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$493
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$776
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$448
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$543
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$449
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$745
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$747
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$493
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$547
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$654
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$600
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$748
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$542
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$746
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$740
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$557
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$424
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$441
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$553
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$557
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$556
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$808
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$860
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$405
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$439
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$476
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$571