Kigali vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1927
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$439
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$879
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
30
99
😀 Quality of life
49
75
🏙️ Population
1.75M
24.9M

The cost of living in Kigali is 28% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6714th and 4971st ($811 vs $1126) 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 0.2 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 6822nd and 1655th 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
$2.3
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1052
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.6
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.6
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.19%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12689
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1093
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.45
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9138
$27781

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765