Jeddah vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1146
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$512
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$899
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$98.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2297
$253
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
28
😀 Quality of life
76
45
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.16M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 49% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 4650th and 6562nd ($1146 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Rwanda, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Rwanda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.3 months in Kigali. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 860th and 6577th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Kigali

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Jeddah Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.67
$2.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.1
$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.93
$6.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.07
 Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$1132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.2
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.3
$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
16.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2107
$17658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1025
$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.62
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$3.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.35
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.52
$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.79
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.8
$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$3.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.4
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$26.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$410
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6204
$9282

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