Kigali vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$387
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$212
$969
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
27
96
😀 Quality of life
49
78
🏙️ Population
1.16M
17.5M

The cost of living in Kigali is 14% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6835th and 6334th ($758 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6733rd and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.74
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.97
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$914
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.8
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.32%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14731
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.47
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.8
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7919
$22402

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$597
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$524
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$499
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$412
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$491
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$396
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$687
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$686
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$505
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$689
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$803
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$689
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$687
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$754
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$842
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$688
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$567
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$688
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$804
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$820
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$656
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$578
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$717
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$658
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$833
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$582
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$792
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$793
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$623
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$511
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$543
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$617
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$654
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$879
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$957
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$528
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$503
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$508
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
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$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634