Kigali vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$2748
🏠 One person rent
$489
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$1012
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$1664
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
30
42
😀 Quality of life
48
73
🏙️ Population
1.75M
1.42M

The cost of living in Kigali is 27% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6419th and 4774th ($872 vs $1193) 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 0.2 months in Kigali compared to 1.4 months in Muscat. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6866th and 2223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Muscat

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Kigali Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.05
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$12.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$734
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$77.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$4.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$10581

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$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
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1082
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$797
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$530
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1173
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1455
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$454