Kigali vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$489
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$2274
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
30
66
😀 Quality of life
48
86
🏙️ Population
1.75M
1.25M

The cost of living in Kigali is 43% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6419th and 3851st ($872 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Rwanda and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Rwanda vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kigali compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6866th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.05
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$8199

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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
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$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469