Kigali vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1927
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$439
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$759
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
30
49
😀 Quality of life
49
71
🏙️ Population
1.75M
8.78M

The cost of living in Kigali is 28% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6714th and 7679th ($811 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 6822nd and 3611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Quanzhou

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Kigali Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.3
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1052
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.6
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.6
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.19%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12689
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1093
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.45
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9138
$9536

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$620
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$544
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$518
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$409
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$507
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$395
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$691
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$692
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$517
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$693
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$798
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$694
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$693
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$759
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$839
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$691
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$572
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$691
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$798
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$810
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$623
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$563
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$722
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$670
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$825
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$593
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$786
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$785
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$624
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$505
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$533
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$617
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$651
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$876
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$961
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$520
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$508
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$507
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$602

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943