Kigali vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$489
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$1337
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
30
23
😀 Quality of life
48
69
🏙️ Population
1.75M
1.41M

The cost of living in Kigali is 25% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6419th and 4843rd ($872 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Rwanda and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kigali compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6866th and 4103rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Medina

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Kigali Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.05
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$5520

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$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
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077