Kigali vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$1599
🏠 One person rent
$489
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$390
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$912
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
30
25
😀 Quality of life
48
47
🏙️ Population
1.75M
6.23M

The cost of living in Kigali is 46% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 6419th and 8011th ($872 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 270th 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 1.5 months in Xinyang. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Xinyang ranked 218th in China, while ranked 6866th and 7026th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Xinyang

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Kigali Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.05
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$16.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$54.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
3.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$3666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$1936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$3.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$6.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$419
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$8362

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$671
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$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
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$589
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$593
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$599
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$595
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$562
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$643
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$610
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$521
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$600
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$585
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$519
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$624
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$583
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$657
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$575
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$567
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$610
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$573
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$556
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$575
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$613
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$533
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$555
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$664
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$619
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$649
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$487
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$587
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$545
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$516
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$691
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$650
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$504
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$658
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$541
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$600
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$514
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$529
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$638
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$554