Kigali vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$489
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$1198
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
30
53
😀 Quality of life
48
73
🏙️ Population
1.75M
9.4M

The cost of living in Kigali is 32% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6419th and 7558th ($872 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 114th in Rwanda and China, respectively. Check Rwanda vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kigali compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 6866th and 2343rd 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
$2.05
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$15801

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538