Kigali vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1694
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$355
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$551
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$243
$406
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
28
35
😀 Quality of life
44
19
🏙️ Population
1.16M
2.96M

The cost of living in Kigali is 31% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6804th and 8269th ($723 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Rwanda and Yemen, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kigali compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 6601st and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14030
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$868
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.94
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.88
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.7
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9712
$2963

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$622
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$545
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$598
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$441
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$579
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$587
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$509
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$509
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$559
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$508
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$723
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$510
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$509
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$546
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$763
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$509
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$568
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$509
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$760
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$768
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$466
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$559
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$707
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$643
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$784
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$511
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$730
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$728
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$581
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$483
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$518
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$576
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$583
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$579
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$826
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$855
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$460
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$493
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$500
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$543

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$491
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810