Kigali vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$387
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$212
$1127
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
27
70
😀 Quality of life
49
71
🏙️ Population
1.16M
12.7M

The cost of living in Kigali is 2% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6835th and 6778th ($758 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 6733rd and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.74
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.97
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$914
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.8
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.32%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14731
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.47
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.8
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7919
$15339

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$597
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$524
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$499
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$412
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$491
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$396
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$687
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$686
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$505
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$689
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$803
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$689
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$687
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$754
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$842
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$688
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$567
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$688
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$804
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$820
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$656
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$578
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$717
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$658
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$833
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$582
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$792
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$793
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$623
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$511
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$543
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$617
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$654
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$627
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$879
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$957
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$528
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$503
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$508
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
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$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
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$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610