Kigali vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$771
$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$2569
🏠 One person rent
$419
$541
🏘️ Family rent
$803
$966
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.3
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$1772
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
28
43
😀 Quality of life
45
70
🏙️ Population
1.16M
1.42M

The cost of living in Kigali is 29% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6562nd and 4892nd ($771 vs $1090) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Rwanda and Oman, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kigali compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6577th and 2404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.63
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1132
$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.17%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17658
$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$945
$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.58
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.56
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.1
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9282
$10296

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$719
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$573
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$647
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$768
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$785
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$625
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$558
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$801
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$562
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$747
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$746
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$602
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$490
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$522
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$585
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$605
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$594
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$843
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$500
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$967
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$780
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$585
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$1844
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$1540
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$2240
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$1196
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$1494
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$2379
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$1828
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$605
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$634
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$1721
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$518
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$515
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$829
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$514
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$1779
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$547
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$1709
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$464
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$548
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$507
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$1223
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$1280
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$1243
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$442
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$809
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$552
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$589
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$1068
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$563
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$1056
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$804
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$897
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$557
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$546
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$901
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