Kigali vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1633
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$323
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$608
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
28
71
😀 Quality of life
47
63
🏙️ Population
1.16M
10.6M

The cost of living in Kigali is 39% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 6978th and 8597th ($677 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 537th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Shijiazhuang ranked 31st in China, while ranked 6517th and 4919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Shijiazhuang

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Kigali Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.32
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.2
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.79%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13256
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$800
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.92
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.2
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6579
$4869

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$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

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733