Kigali vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$489
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$1351
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
30
65
😀 Quality of life
48
74
🏙️ Population
1.75M
12.7M

The cost of living in Kigali is 9% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6419th and 6776th ($872 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 6866th and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Suzhou

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Kigali Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.05
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$20341

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$671
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$583
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$553
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$447
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$533
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$411
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$688
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$689
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$543
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$688
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$779
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$691
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$688
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$750
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$828
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$690
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$541
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$689
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$784
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$795
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$613
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$531
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$697
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$635
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$810
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$573
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$770
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$771
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$603
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$524
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$549
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$577
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$624
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$591
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$860
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$946
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$513
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$532
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$494
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$618

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635