Kigali vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$387
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$676
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$212
$575
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
27
77
😀 Quality of life
49
68
🏙️ Population
1.16M
12.6M

The cost of living in Kigali is 50% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6835th and 8651st ($758 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 6733rd and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Zhengzhou

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Kigali Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.74
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.97
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$914
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.8
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.32%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14731
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.47
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.8
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7919
$19556

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$597
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563