Kigali vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$387
$673
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$212
$1300
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
27
22
😀 Quality of life
49
70
🏙️ Population
1.16M
1.41M

The cost of living in Kigali is 36% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6835th and 4743rd ($758 vs $1182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Rwanda and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 6733rd and 4114th 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
$2.74
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.97
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$914
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.8
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.32%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14731
$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.47
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.8
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7919
$5508

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$597
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$524
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$499
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$412
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$491
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$396
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$687
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$686
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$505
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$689
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$803
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$689
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$687
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$754
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$842
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$688
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$567
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$688
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$804
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$820
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$656
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$578
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$717
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$658
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$833
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$582
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$792
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$793
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$623
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$511
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$543
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$617
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$654
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$879
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$957
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$528
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$503
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$508
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987