Kigali vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$3091
🏠 One person rent
$489
$765
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$1313
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$2321
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
30
45
😀 Quality of life
48
76
🏙️ Population
1.75M
298K

The cost of living in Kigali is 35% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6419th and 4453rd ($872 vs $1340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Rwanda and Bahrain, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kigali compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6866th and 1297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Manama

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Kigali Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.05
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$6.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$10985

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$671
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$583
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1062
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$965
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1455
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521