Kigali vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$489
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$2284
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
30
70
😀 Quality of life
48
78
🏙️ Population
1.75M
7.01M

The cost of living in Kigali is 46% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6419th and 3485th ($872 vs $1628) 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 0.2 months in Kigali compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6866th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Riyadh

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Kigali Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.05
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$10912

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$671
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$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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459