Cost of living comparison

Rwanda

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Saudi Arabia

Riyadh vs. Kigali Cost of Living Summary

Riyadh is 76.5% more expensive than Kigali.

Restaurants: pay 64.6% more in Riyadh
Groceries: pay 85.0% more in Riyadh
Transportation: pay 18.6% less in Riyadh
Housing: pay 83.8% more in Riyadh
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Riyadh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Riyadh
Clothing: pay 3.6 times more in Riyadh

The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, housing, and restaurants in Riyadh are more expensive than in Kigali. Notably, clothing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Riyadh.

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Riyadh vs. Kigali Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Riyadh instead of Kigali, you would:

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pay 64.6% more for restaurants

	Kigali	Riyadh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 RWF4,005	$7.99 SAR30.00	+195.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.77 RWF10,013	$7.99 SAR30.00	+18.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 RWF1,155	$0.87 SAR3.28	+11.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 RWF826	$0.31 SAR1.18	-43.9%
Average			+64.6%

Kigali vs. Riyadh - Cost of restaurants

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pay 85.0% more for groceries

	Kigali	Riyadh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 RWF1,548	$1.29 SAR4.83	+23.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.11 RWF3,115	$5.27 SAR19.78	+150.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.16 RWF4,675	$6.76 SAR25.39	+113.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.63 RWF2,412	$3.08 SAR11.57	+88.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 RWF3,078	$4.34 SAR16.27	+108.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 RWF1,618	$1.30 SAR4.88	+18.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 RWF522	$0.87 SAR3.28	+147.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 RWF1,019	$1.13 SAR4.23	+63.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF707	$0.80 SAR2.99	+66.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 RWF333	$0.54 SAR2.04	+141.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RWF499	$0.59 SAR2.21	+74.5%
Average			+85.0%

Kigali vs. Riyadh - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.6% less for transportation

	Kigali	Riyadh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.00 RWF10,345	$2.35 SAR8.82	-66.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.40 RWF37,550	$37.31 SAR140.01	+46.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,080.15 RWF39M	$34,642.08 SAR130K	+32.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.97 RWF28,037	$18.12 SAR68.00	-4.5%
Average			-18.6%

Kigali vs. Riyadh - Cost of transportation

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pay 83.8% more for housing

	Kigali	Riyadh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.00 RWF31,041	$71.73 SAR269.20	+241.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.07 RWF985K	$1,186.87 SAR4,454.14	+78.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$413.79 RWF612K	$833.69 SAR3,128.72	+101.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.32 RWF95,077	$81.86 SAR307.20	+27.3%
Average			+83.8%

Kigali vs. Riyadh - Cost of housing

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Kigali	Riyadh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.90 RWF167K	$530.73 SAR1,991.76	+370.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,510.48 RWF14M	$10,105.80 SAR37,925.40	+6.3%
Average			+123.5%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kigali	Riyadh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 RWF1,502	$2.13 SAR8.00	+109.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 RWF3,578	$4.28 SAR16.07	+76.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 RWF3,004	$7.73 SAR29.00	+280.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 RWF39,497	$89.94 SAR337.52	+236.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.39 RWF5,007	$13.32 SAR50.00	+293.4%
Average			+183.4%

Kigali vs. Riyadh - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.6 times more for clothing

	Kigali	Riyadh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.39 RWF25,701	$58.30 SAR218.78	+235.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.58 RWF23,031	$54.26 SAR203.65	+248.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$22.24 RWF32,877	$102.59 SAR385.02	+361.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$33.87 RWF50,067	$103.93 SAR390.02	+206.8%
Average			+258.6%

Kigali vs. Riyadh - Cost of clothing

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