Damascus vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1927
🏠 One person rent
$310
$439
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$776
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
30
😀 Quality of life
40
49
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.75M

The cost of living in Damascus is 17% less expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 7406th and 6714th ($675 vs $811) 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 7899th and 6822nd 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
$9.24
$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$332
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$1052
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$20.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
16.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$12689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$1093
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$4.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$9138

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Kigali

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$620
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$544
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$518
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$409
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$507
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$395
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$691
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$692
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$517
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$693
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$798
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$694
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$693
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$759
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$839
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$691
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$572
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$691
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$798
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$810
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$623
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$563
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$722
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$670
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$825
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$593
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$786
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$785
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$624
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$505
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$533
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$617
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$651
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$876
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$961
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$520
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$508
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$507
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$602