Kigali vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1633
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$323
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$627
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
28
78
😀 Quality of life
47
67
🏙️ Population
1.16M
12.6M

The cost of living in Kigali is 34% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6978th and 8471st ($677 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 532nd in Rwanda and China, respectively. Check Rwanda vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kigali compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 6517th and 3944th 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
$3.32
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.2
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.76
 Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.79%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13256
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$800
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.92
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.2
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6579
$4818

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$599
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$539
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$575
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$458
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$566
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$572
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$449
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$448
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$554
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$453
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$739
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$445
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$446
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$493
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$776
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$448
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$543
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$449
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$745
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$747
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$493
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$547
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$654
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$600
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$748
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$542
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$746
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$740
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$557
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$424
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$441
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$553
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$557
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$556
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$808
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$860
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$405
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$439
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$476
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$571

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617