Kigali vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1633
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$323
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$1519
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
28
20
😀 Quality of life
47
52
🏙️ Population
1.16M
1.18M

The cost of living in Kigali is 24% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6978th and 6017th ($677 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Rwanda and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kigali compared to 1.7 months in Medina. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6517th and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.32
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.2
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.79%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13256
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$800
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.92
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.2
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6579
$9496

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$599
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$539
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$575
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$458
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$566
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$572
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$449
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$448
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$554
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$453
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$739
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$445
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$446
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$493
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$776
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$448
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$543
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$449
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$745
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$747
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$493
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$547
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$654
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$600
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$748
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$542
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$746
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$740
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$557
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$424
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$441
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$553
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$557
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$556
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$808
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$860
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$405
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$439
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$476
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$571

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964