Kigali vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1633
$2300
🏠 One person rent
$323
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$63.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$836
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
28
55
😀 Quality of life
47
53
🏙️ Population
1.16M
39K

The cost of living in Kigali is 33% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 6978th and 5228th ($677 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Rwanda and the Palestine, respectively. Check Rwanda vs the Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kigali compared to 0.8 months in Ramallah. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Ramallah ranked 1st in the Palestine, while ranked 6517th and 6114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.32
$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.2
$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$5.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$770
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.79%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13256
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$800
$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$8.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$5.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$4.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$9.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.92
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.2
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6579
$3737

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$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
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$1948
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$964
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1583
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$1752
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2068
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$1900
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$849
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$1701
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$760
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$737
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2113
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$1776
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$1873
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$1826
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2149
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$1871
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$1939
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$1850
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$802
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$679
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1848
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$1962
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1499