Damascus vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$1633
🏠 One person rent
$225
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$265
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
25
28
😀 Quality of life
36
47
🏙️ Population
2.5M
1.16M

The cost of living in Damascus is 14% less expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 7822nd and 6978th ($583 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Rwanda, respectively. Check Syria vs Rwanda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.4 months in Kigali. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 7665th and 6517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Kigali

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Damascus Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$3.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$6.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.29
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$36.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
16.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$13256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$4.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$3.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$3.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$1.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$28.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$6579

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 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