Kigali vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1633
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$323
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$376
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
28
35
😀 Quality of life
47
23
🏙️ Population
1.16M
2.96M

The cost of living in Kigali is 29% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6978th and 8335th ($677 vs $523) 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 0.4 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 6517th and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.32
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.2
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.79%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13256
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$800
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.92
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.2
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6579
$2959

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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
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840