Kigali vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1633
$2070
🏠 One person rent
$323
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$526
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$724
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
28
20
😀 Quality of life
47
43
🏙️ Population
1.16M
6.49M

The cost of living in Kigali is 6% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 6978th and 6691st ($677 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 70th in Rwanda and China, respectively. Check Rwanda vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kigali compared to 1 months in Shangrao. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Shangrao ranked 244th in China, while ranked 6517th and 6824th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.32
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.2
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.79%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13256
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$800
$2536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$4.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.92
$5.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.2
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6579
$20642

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$599
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$539
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$575
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$458
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$566
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$572
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$449
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$448
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$554
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$453
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$739
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$445
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$446
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$493
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$776
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$448
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$543
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$449
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$745
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$747
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$493
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$547
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$654
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$600
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$748
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$542
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$746
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$740
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$557
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$424
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$441
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$553
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$557
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$556
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$808
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$860
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$405
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$439
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$476
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$571

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Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$643
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$655
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$645
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$644
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$677
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$713
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$620
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$811
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$741
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$678
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$538
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$725
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$664
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$708
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$667
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$694
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$700
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$720
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$787
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$744
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$728
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$671
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$647
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$789
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$831
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$664
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$687
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$707
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$581
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$755
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$719
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$898
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$613
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$735
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$699
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$669
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$697
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$675
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$587
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$696