Kigali vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1927
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$439
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$1024
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
30
95
😀 Quality of life
49
77
🏙️ Population
1.75M
17.5M

The cost of living in Kigali is 14% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6714th and 6106th ($811 vs $939) 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 0.2 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 6822nd and 1113th 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
$2.3
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1052
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.6
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.6
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.19%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12689
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1093
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.45
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9138
$22916

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$620
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$544
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$518
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$409
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$507
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$395
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$691
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$692
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$517
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$693
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$798
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$694
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$693
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$759
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$839
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$691
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$572
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$691
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$798
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$810
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$623
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$563
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$722
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$670
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$825
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$593
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$786
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$785
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$624
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$505
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$533
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$617
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$651
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$876
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$961
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$520
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$508
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$507
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$602

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
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$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638