Kigali vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$489
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$827
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
30
21
😀 Quality of life
48
46
🏙️ Population
1.75M
6.56M

The cost of living in Kigali is 44% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6419th and 7943rd ($872 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 6866th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Shaoyang

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Kigali Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.05
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$13867

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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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619