Kigali vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1694
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$355
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$551
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$243
$1649
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
28
96
😀 Quality of life
44
79
🏙️ Population
1.16M
17.7M

The cost of living in Kigali is 25% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6804th and 5948th ($723 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6601st and 556th 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
$3.67
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14030
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$868
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$4.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.94
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.88
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.7
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9712
$24117

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$622
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$545
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$598
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$441
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$579
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$587
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$509
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$509
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$559
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$508
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$723
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$510
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$509
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$546
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$763
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$509
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$568
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$509
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$760
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$768
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$466
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$559
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$707
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$643
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$784
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$511
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$730
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$728
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$581
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$483
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$518
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$576
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$583
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$579
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$826
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$855
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$460
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$493
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$500
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$543

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
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$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
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$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618