Guangzhou vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$872
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$2006
🏠 One person rent
$342
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$137
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
30
😀 Quality of life
77
48
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.75M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 10% less expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 6854th and 6419th ($785 vs $872) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in China and Rwanda, respectively. Check China vs Rwanda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.2 months in Kigali. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 1149th and 6866th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Kigali

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Guangzhou Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$2.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$6.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$381
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$673
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
16.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$10930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$1245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$3.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$3.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$7731

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Kigali

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$671
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$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