Kigali vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$1289
🏠 One person rent
$489
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$122
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
30
33
😀 Quality of life
48
42
🏙️ Population
1.75M
2.96M

The cost of living in Kigali is 64% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6419th and 8488th ($872 vs $532) 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 0.2 months in Kigali compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 6866th and 7615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Sanaa

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Kigali Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.05
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
12.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$1597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$4197

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42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$671
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$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
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$476
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$478
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$488
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$476
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$475
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$497
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$864
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$871
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$564
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$590
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$873
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$484
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$563
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$477
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$890
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$748
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$513
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$481
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$993
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$521
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$483
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$682
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$931
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1045
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1050
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$923
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1031
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$947
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$800
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1210
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$976
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$872
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1628
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$816
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$910