Jeddah vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$872
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$2006
🏠 One person rent
$583
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$137
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
30
😀 Quality of life
76
48
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.75M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 39% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 4730th and 6419th ($1210 vs $872) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.4 months in Jeddah compared to 0.2 months in Kigali. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 1324th and 6866th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.59
$2.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$6.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$381
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$732
$673
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.32%
16.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1601
$10930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$1245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$3.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.18
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.65
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$3.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8743
$7731

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$890
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$873
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$871
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$919
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$483
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$834
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$484
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$993
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$864
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1124
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$513
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$350
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$475
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$938
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$738
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$947
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$481
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1036
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$379
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$439
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$334
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1628
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$338
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$532
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$476
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$748
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$429
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$872
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$476
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$375
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$753
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$803
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$478

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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