Kigali vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$771
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$419
$675
🏘️ Family rent
$803
$1427
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.3
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$2298
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
28
46
😀 Quality of life
45
74
🏙️ Population
1.16M
298K

The cost of living in Kigali is 40% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6562nd and 4263rd ($771 vs $1280) 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 1.8 months in Manama. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6577th and 1311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.63
$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$9.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1132
$1691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$1155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.17%
8.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17658
$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$945
$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$36.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$7.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.58
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31
$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.56
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.1
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9282
$9896

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$613
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$518
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$492
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$413
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$479
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$381
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$650
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$648
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$496
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$648
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$759
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$651
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$648
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$719
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$803
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$648
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$573
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$647
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$768
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$785
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$625
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$558
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$698
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$646
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$801
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$562
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$747
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$746
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$602
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$490
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$522
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$585
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$605
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$594
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$843
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$910
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$483
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$500
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$495
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1243
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1223
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$1068
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1056
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$897
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1709
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$901
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1779
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$551
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$546
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$547
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$557
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$589
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1637
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$1828
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$548
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$1393
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$736
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2379
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$536
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1494
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$740
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2240
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$529
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$547
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$544
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$723
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$904
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$1540
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1844
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1239
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$597
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514