Kigali vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1694
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$355
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$551
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$243
$1905
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
28
100
😀 Quality of life
44
79
🏙️ Population
1.16M
24.9M

The cost of living in Kigali is 36% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6804th and 4780th ($723 vs $1136) 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6601st and 571st 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
$3.67
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14030
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$868
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.94
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.88
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.7
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9712
$31401

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$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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774