Kigali vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$771
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$419
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$803
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.3
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$1644
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
28
100
😀 Quality of life
45
78
🏙️ Population
1.16M
24.9M

The cost of living in Kigali is 30% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6562nd and 4858th ($771 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.5 months in Shanghai. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6577th and 675th 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
$2.63
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1132
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.17%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17658
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$945
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.58
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.56
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.1
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9282
$30174

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$613
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$518
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$492
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$413
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$479
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$381
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$650
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$648
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$496
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$648
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$759
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$651
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$648
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$719
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$803
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$648
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$573
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$647
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$768
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$785
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$625
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$558
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$698
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$646
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$801
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$562
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$747
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$746
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$602
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$490
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$522
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$585
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$605
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$594
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$843
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$910
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$483
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$500
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$495
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
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$984
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$665
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$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
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$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
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$621
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$746