Kigali vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1633
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$323
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$2566
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
28
71
😀 Quality of life
47
74
🏙️ Population
1.16M
7.01M

The cost of living in Kigali is 59% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6978th and 2922nd ($677 vs $1642) 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 0.4 months in Kigali compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6517th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.32
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.2
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.79%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13256
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$800
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.92
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.2
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6579
$9649

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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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
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$1936
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$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561