Kigali vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$771
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$2829
🏠 One person rent
$419
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$803
$768
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.3
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$1146
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
28
70
😀 Quality of life
45
68
🏙️ Population
1.16M
12.7M

The cost of living in Kigali is 11% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6562nd and 6198th ($771 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 6577th and 3351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.63
$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$4.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.27
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1132
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.17%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17658
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$945
$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.58
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31
$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.56
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.1
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9282
$17431

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$613
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$518
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$492
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$413
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$479
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$381
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$650
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$648
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$496
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$648
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$759
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$651
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$648
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$719
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$803
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$648
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$573
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$647
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$768
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$785
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$625
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$558
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$698
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$646
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$801
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$562
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$747
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$746
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$602
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$490
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$522
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$585
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$605
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$594
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$843
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$910
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$483
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$500
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$495
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
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$700
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$645
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$670
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$665
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$573
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$657
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$695
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$602
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1097
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$702
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$631
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$643
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$984
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$654
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$644
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$650
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$805
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$607
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$603
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$643
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$716
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$644
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$522
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$621
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$620
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$642
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$592
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$665
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$672
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$708
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$746
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$665
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$621
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$590
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$691
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$613