Kigali vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$489
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$938
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
30
95
😀 Quality of life
48
76
🏙️ Population
1.75M
17.5M

The cost of living in Kigali is 12% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6419th and 5618th ($872 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6866th and 1163rd 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
$2.05
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$21140

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$671
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$583
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$447
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$533
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$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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$2396
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$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
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$711
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$892
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$528
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$648