Kigali vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$387
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$212
$931
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
27
100
😀 Quality of life
49
77
🏙️ Population
1.16M
24.9M

The cost of living in Kigali is 33% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6835th and 4879th ($758 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6733rd and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Shanghai

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Kigali Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.74
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.97
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$914
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.8
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.32%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14731
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.47
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.8
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7919
$27624

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$597
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$524
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$499
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$412
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$491
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$396
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$687
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$686
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$505
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$689
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$803
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$689
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$687
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$754
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$842
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$688
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$567
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$688
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$804
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$820
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$656
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$578
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$717
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$658
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$833
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$582
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$792
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$793
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$623
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$511
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$543
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$617
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$654
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$879
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$957
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$528
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$503
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$508
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753