Damascus vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$872
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$2006
🏠 One person rent
$323
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$137
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
30
😀 Quality of life
40
48
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.75M

The cost of living in Damascus is 19% less expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 7245th and 6419th ($706 vs $872) 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 0.2 months in Kigali. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 7855th and 6866th 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
$9.98
$2.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$6.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$381
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$673
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
16.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$10930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$1245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$3.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$3.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$7731

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Kigali

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$671
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$583
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$553
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$447
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$533
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$411
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$688
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$689
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$543
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$688
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$779
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$691
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$688
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$750
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$828
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$690
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$541
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$689
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$784
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$795
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$613
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$531
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$697
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$635
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$810
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$573
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$770
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$771
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$603
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$524
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$549
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$577
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$624
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$591
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$860
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$946
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$513
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$532
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$494
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$618