Kigali vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$387
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$212
$2496
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
27
73
😀 Quality of life
49
80
🏙️ Population
1.16M
7.01M

The cost of living in Kigali is 53% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6835th and 3418th ($758 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.5 months in Riyadh. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6733rd and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.74
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.97
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$914
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.8
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.32%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14731
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.47
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.8
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7919
$9818

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1162
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$553
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$530
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$463