Kigali vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1633
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$323
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$828
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
28
61
😀 Quality of life
47
56
🏙️ Population
1.16M
9.4M

The cost of living in Kigali is 0% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6978th and 6976th ($677 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 122nd in Rwanda and China, respectively. Check Rwanda vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kigali compared to 1.2 months in Ningbo. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 6517th and 5865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Ningbo

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Kigali Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.32
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.2
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.79%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13256
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$800
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.92
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.2
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6579
$9922

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524