Kigali vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$771
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$3629
🏠 One person rent
$419
$944
🏘️ Family rent
$803
$1530
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.3
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$2731
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
28
72
😀 Quality of life
45
78
🏙️ Population
1.16M
7.01M

The cost of living in Kigali is 53% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6562nd and 2911th ($771 vs $1637) 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 1.7 months in Riyadh. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6577th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.63
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1132
$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.17%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17658
$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$945
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.58
$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.56
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.1
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9282
$10598

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$613
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$518
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$492
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$413
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$479
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$381
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$650
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$648
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$496
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$648
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$759
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$651
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$648
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$719
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$803
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$648
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$573
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$647
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$768
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$785
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$625
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$558
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$698
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$646
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$801
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$562
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$747
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$746
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$602
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$490
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$522
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$585
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$605
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$594
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$843
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$910
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$483
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$500
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$495
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
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$804
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$969
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$861
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$1068
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1056
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$901
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$897
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1223
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1393
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$551
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$723
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$544
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$536
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$582
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$597
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$1828
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$979
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$589
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$683
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$902
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$547
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$529