Kigali vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$387
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$212
$1982
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
27
46
😀 Quality of life
49
77
🏙️ Population
1.16M
298K

The cost of living in Kigali is 39% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6835th and 4625th ($758 vs $1237) 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 0.3 months in Kigali compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6733rd and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.74
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.97
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$914
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.8
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.32%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14731
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.47
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.8
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7919
$8943

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Distance City Cost of living
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$597
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$524
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$499
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$412
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$491
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$396
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$687
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$686
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$505
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$689
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$803
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$689
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$687
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$754
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$842
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$688
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$567
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$688
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$804
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$820
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$656
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$578
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$717
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$658
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$833
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$582
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$792
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$793
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$623
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$511
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$543
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$617
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$654
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$879
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$957
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$528
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$503
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$508
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534