Guangzhou vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2226
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$352
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$98.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$253
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
28
😀 Quality of life
75
45
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.16M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 0.4% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 6548th and 6562nd ($774 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 Guangzhou compared to 0.3 months in Kigali. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 1055th and 6577th 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
$3.42
$2.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$6.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$1132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
16.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10125
$17658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$3.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$3.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$26.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14511
$9282

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$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$613
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$518
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$492
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$413
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$479
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$381
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$650
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$648
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$496
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$648
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$759
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$651
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$648
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$719
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$803
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$648
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$573
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$647
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$768
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$785
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$625
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$558
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$698
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$646
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$801
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$562
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$747
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$746
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$602
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$490
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$522
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$585
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$605
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$594
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$843
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$910
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$483
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$500
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$495
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$638