Kigali vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$2040
🏠 One person rent
$489
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$801
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
30
18
😀 Quality of life
48
46
🏙️ Population
1.75M
6.49M

The cost of living in Kigali is 28% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 6419th and 7385th ($872 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th 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 Shangrao. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Shangrao ranked 234th in China, while ranked 6866th and 7068th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Shangrao

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Kigali Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.05
$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$25646

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$671
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$583
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$553
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$447
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$533
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$411
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$688
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$689
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$543
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$688
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$779
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$691
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$688
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$750
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$828
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$690
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$541
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$689
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$784
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$795
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$613
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$531
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$697
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$635
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$810
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$573
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$770
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$771
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$603
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$524
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$549
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$577
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$624
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$591
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$860
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$946
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$513
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$532
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$494
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$618

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Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$596
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$617
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$603
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$628
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$435
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$646
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$603
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$611
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$686
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$689
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$542
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$696
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$615
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$551
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$640
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$672
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$652
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$661
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$774
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$717
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$653
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$587
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$618
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$684
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$899
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$679
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$612
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$667
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$592
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$670
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$677
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$671
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$632
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$687
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$680
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$658
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$691
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$673
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$610
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$628