Kigali vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1633
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$323
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$1524
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
28
96
😀 Quality of life
47
80
🏙️ Population
1.16M
17.5M

The cost of living in Kigali is 28% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6978th and 5744th ($677 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6517th and 460th 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
$3.32
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.2
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.79%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13256
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$800
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.92
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.2
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6579
$24305

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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
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$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
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$620
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$851
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$525
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$584