Kigali vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$771
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$419
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$803
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.3
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$1771
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
28
96
😀 Quality of life
45
80
🏙️ Population
1.16M
17.7M

The cost of living in Kigali is 16% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6562nd and 5950th ($771 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6577th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Shenzhen

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Kigali Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.63
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1132
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.17%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17658
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$945
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.58
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.56
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.1
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9282
$22267

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$648
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$759
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$651
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$648
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$719
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$803
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$648
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$573
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$647
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$768
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$785
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$625
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$558
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$698
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$646
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$801
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$562
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$747
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$746
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$602
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$490
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$522
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$585
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$605
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$594
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$843
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$910
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$483
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$500
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$495
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$2432
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$653
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$656
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$1588
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$461
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$601
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$804
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$774
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$611
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$936
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$812
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$764
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$794
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$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
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$877
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$569
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$818
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$443
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$581
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$655
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$451
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$803
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$755
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$758
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$761
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$756
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$761
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$724
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$771
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$764
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$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
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$702
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$688
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$650
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$823
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$522
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$609