Guangzhou vs Kigali - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kigali
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1633
🏠 One person rent
$333
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$265
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
28
😀 Quality of life
75
47
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.16M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 10% more expensive than in Kigali. Cities ranked 6607th and 6978th ($742 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in China and Rwanda, respectively. Check China vs Rwanda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.4 months in Kigali. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Kigali ranked 1st in Rwanda, while ranked 955th and 6517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Kigali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$3.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$6.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$36.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
16.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$13256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$3.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$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
$1.16
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$3.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$1.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$28.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$6579

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Kigali

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$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
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$860
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$405
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$439
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$476
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$571