Damascus vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$315
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
28
27
😀 Quality of life
39
49
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.16M

The cost of living in Damascus is 12% less expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 7287th and 6835th ($671 vs $758) 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 0.3 months in Kigali. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 7834th and 6733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$6.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$512
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$914
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$48.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
16.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$14731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$3.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$3.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$62.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$7919

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Kigali

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$597
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$524
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$499
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$412
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$491
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$396
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$687
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$686
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$505
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$689
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$803
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$689
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$687
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$754
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$842
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$688
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$567
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$688
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$804
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$820
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$656
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$578
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$717
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$658
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$833
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$582
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$792
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$793
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$623
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$511
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$543
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$617
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$654
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$879
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$957
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$528
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$503
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$508
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$612