Damascus vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1494
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$291
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$98.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.7
$253
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
25
28
😀 Quality of life
34
45
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.16M

The cost of living in Damascus is 17% less expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 7300th and 6562nd ($638 vs $771) 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 7688th and 6577th 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
$5.01
$2.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$6.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$1.26
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$590
$1132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.2
$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.68%
16.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1862
$17658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$3.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.52
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$3.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.81
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.82
$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.5
$26.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.6
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1666
$9282

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$912
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1020
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$798
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1255
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1681
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$573
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1600
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$776
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$679
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1531
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1655
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1616
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1732
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1502
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1652
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$456
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1593
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$608
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1645
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$552
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$877
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1576
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$994
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1902

Cities near Kigali

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$613
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$518
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$492
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$413
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$479
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$381
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$650
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$648
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$496
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$648
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$759
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$651
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$648
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$719
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$803
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$648
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$573
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$647
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$768
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$785
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$625
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$558
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$698
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$646
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$801
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$562
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$747
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$746
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$602
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$490
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$522
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$585
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$605
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$594
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$843
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$910
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$483
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$500
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$495
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$638