Kigali vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$1594
🏠 One person rent
$489
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$209
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
30
96
😀 Quality of life
48
64
🏙️ Population
1.75M
8.69M

The cost of living in Kigali is 37% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6419th and 7691st ($872 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Rwanda and Iran, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kigali compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 6866th and 5219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Tehran

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Kigali Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.05
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$8.16
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$12.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$4.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
23.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$1.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$84.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$47.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$2402

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$671
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$583
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$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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$584
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$584
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$590
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$587
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$614
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$570
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$611
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$570
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$563
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$613
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$616
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$614
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$684
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$557
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$572
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$516
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$504
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$565
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$359
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$612
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$523
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$487
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$461
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$536
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$447
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$408
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$439
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$401
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$664
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$456
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$561
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$466