Kigali vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1633
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$323
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$1041
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
28
90
😀 Quality of life
47
73
🏙️ Population
1.16M
13.9M

The cost of living in Kigali is 2% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6978th and 6886th ($677 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 104th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 6517th and 1662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Tianjin

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Kigali Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.32
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.2
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.79%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13256
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$800
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.92
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.2
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6579
$16123

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$599
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
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$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600