Kigali vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$489
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$1162
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
30
81
😀 Quality of life
48
74
🏙️ Population
1.75M
13.9M

The cost of living in Kigali is 28% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6419th and 7400th ($872 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 83rd 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 Tianjin. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 6866th and 2024th 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
$2.05
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$16559

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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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546