Kigali vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1694
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$355
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$551
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$243
$714
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
28
78
😀 Quality of life
44
66
🏙️ Population
1.16M
12.6M

The cost of living in Kigali is 38% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6804th and 8506th ($723 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 Zhengzhou. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 6601st and 3930th 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
$3.67
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.56
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14030
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$868
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.94
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.88
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.7
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9712
$19861

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$622
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619