Kigali vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1694
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$355
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$551
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$243
$228
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
28
46
😀 Quality of life
44
50
🏙️ Population
1.16M
3M

The cost of living in Kigali is 34% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6804th and 8365th ($723 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st in Rwanda and Iran, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kigali compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 6601st and 6193rd 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
$3.67
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.5
 Cappuccino
$2.3
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14030
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$868
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$4.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.94
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.88
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.7
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9712
$612

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$622
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$545
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$598
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$441
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$579
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$587
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$509
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$509
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$559
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$508
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$723
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$510
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$509
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$546
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$763
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$509
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$568
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$509
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$760
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$768
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$466
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$559
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$707
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$643
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$784
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$511
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$730
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$728
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$581
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$483
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$518
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$576
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$583
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$579
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$826
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$855
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$460
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$493
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$500
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$543

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$517
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797