Kigali vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$489
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$295
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$252
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
30
45
😀 Quality of life
48
56
🏙️ Population
1.75M
3M

The cost of living in Kigali is 81% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6419th and 8757th ($872 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 61st in Rwanda and Iran, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kigali compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 6866th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Mashhad

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Kigali Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.05
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$629

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$469
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$475
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$483
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$483
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1846
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1898
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$466
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1726
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1864
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$556
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$542
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$561
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$664
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$470
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$523
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$439
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$612
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$525
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1840
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$500
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$359
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$516
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$469
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$475
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$517
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$563
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$700
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$570
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$557
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$570
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$584
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$558
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$584
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$638