Amman vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$709
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$1894
🏠 One person rent
$368
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$842
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$404
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
62
30
😀 Quality of life
70
52
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.16M

The cost of living in Amman is 36% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 5708th and 6614th ($962 vs $709) 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 0.6 months in Amman compared to 0.6 months in Kigali. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 2687th and 6126th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Amman vs Kigali infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Amman vs Kigali

Prices for goods and services in Amman and Kigali are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Amman Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.73
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$34.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$0.91
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$1226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
17.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$2845
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$818
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$4.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$1.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$2.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$33.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$1620

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Amman

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$608
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$588
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$602
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1005
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$844
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1895
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1605
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1039
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$529
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1702
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$739
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1653
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1696
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1696
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1695
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$737
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1181
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1694
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1530
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1691
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1690
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$793
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1689
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1864
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1694
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1699
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2121
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1687
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1772
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1366
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1454
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1696
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$1883
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1859
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2162
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1776
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2032

Cities near Kigali

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$647
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$572
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$580
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$554
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$648
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$612
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$459
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$461
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$634
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$461
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$862
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$453
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$459
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$494
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$948
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$460
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$427
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$460
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$910
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$915
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$552
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$544
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$671
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$515
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$925
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$455
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$899
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$903
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$528
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$440
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$471
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$501
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$497
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$455
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$905
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$964
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$469
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$439
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$493
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$560