Kigali vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1694
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$355
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$551
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$243
$758
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
28
61
😀 Quality of life
44
53
🏙️ Population
1.16M
9.4M

The cost of living in Kigali is 1% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6804th and 6747th ($723 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 63rd in Rwanda and China, respectively. Check Rwanda vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kigali compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 6601st and 6048th 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
$3.67
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.44
 Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14030
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$868
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$4.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.94
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.88
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.7
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9712
$12898

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$622
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$545
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$598
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$441
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$579
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$587
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$509
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$509
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$559
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$508
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$723
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$510
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$509
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$546
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$763
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$509
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$568
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$509
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$760
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$768
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$466
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$559
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$707
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$643
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$784
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$511
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$730
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$728
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$581
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$483
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$518
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$576
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$583
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$579
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$826
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$855
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$460
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$493
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$500
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$543

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538