Foshan vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$1633
🏠 One person rent
$156
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$265
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
28
😀 Quality of life
73
47
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.16M

The cost of living in Foshan is 15% less expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 7900th and 6978th ($575 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 1st in China and Rwanda, respectively. Check China vs Rwanda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 0.4 months in Kigali. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 1721st and 6517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$3.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$6.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$36.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
16.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$13256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$3.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$3.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$1.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$28.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$6579

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$742
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$812
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$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
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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
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$860
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$405
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$439
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$476
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$571