Beirut vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$1694
🏠 One person rent
$555
$355
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$551
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$243
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
28
😀 Quality of life
61
44
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.16M

The cost of living in Beirut is 61% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 4691st and 6804th ($1165 vs $723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Rwanda, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Rwanda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.3 months in Kigali. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 4996th and 6601st among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$6.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$35
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
16.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$14030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$3.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$2.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$1.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$9712

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Kigali

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$622
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$545
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$598
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$441
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$579
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$587
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$509
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$509
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$559
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$508
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$723
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$510
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$509
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$546
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$763
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$509
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$568
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$509
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$760
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$768
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$466
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$559
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$707
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$643
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$784
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$511
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$730
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$728
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$581
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$483
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$518
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$576
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$583
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$579
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$826
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$855
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$460
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$493
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$500
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$543