Kigali vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$771
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$419
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$803
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.3
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$680
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
28
78
😀 Quality of life
45
66
🏙️ Population
1.16M
12.6M

The cost of living in Kigali is 50% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6562nd and 8544th ($771 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 6577th and 3982nd 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
$2.63
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.5
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$2.27
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1132
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$634
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.17%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17658
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$945
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$3.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.58
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.56
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.78
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.1
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9282
$19343

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$648
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$648
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$719
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$803
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$648
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$573
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$647
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$768
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$785
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$625
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$558
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$698
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$646
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$801
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$562
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$747
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$746
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$602
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$490
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$522
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$585
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$605
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$594
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$843
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$910
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$483
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$495
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Distance City Cost of living
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$519
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$528
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$538
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$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
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$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
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$637
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$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
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$564
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$591