Kigali vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$387
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$212
$940
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
27
89
😀 Quality of life
49
74
🏙️ Population
1.16M
13.9M

The cost of living in Kigali is 17% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6835th and 7452nd ($758 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 98th 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 Tianjin. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 6733rd and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.74
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.97
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$914
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.8
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.32%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14731
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.47
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.8
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7919
$18657

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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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573