Beirut vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$1633
🏠 One person rent
$623
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$265
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
28
😀 Quality of life
62
47
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.16M

The cost of living in Beirut is 77% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 4447th and 6978th ($1195 vs $677) 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 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 0.4 months in Kigali. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 5118th and 6517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$3.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$6.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$36.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
16.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$13256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$3.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$1.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$28.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$6579

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

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