Kigali vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1694
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$355
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$551
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$243
$1012
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
28
90
😀 Quality of life
44
71
🏙️ Population
1.16M
13.9M

The cost of living in Kigali is 2% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6804th and 6862nd ($723 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 6601st and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.67
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14030
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$868
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.94
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.88
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.7
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9712
$16590

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$622
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$545
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$598
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$441
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$579
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$587
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$509
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$509
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$559
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$508
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$723
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$510
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$509
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$546
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$763
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$509
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$568
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$509
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$760
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$768
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$466
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$559
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$707
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$643
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$784
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$511
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$730
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$728
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$581
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$483
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$518
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$576
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$583
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$579
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$826
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$855
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$460
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$493
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$500
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$543

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618