Kigali vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1633
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$323
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$658
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
28
17
😀 Quality of life
47
41
🏙️ Population
1.16M
9.03M

The cost of living in Kigali is 16% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6978th and 7809th ($677 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 370th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Zhoukou ranked 332nd in China, while ranked 6517th and 7081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kigali Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.32
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.2
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.79%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13256
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$800
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$2.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.92
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.2
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6579
$13369

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Distance City Cost of living
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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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$594
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$608
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$617
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$599
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$651
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$563
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$589
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$554
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$570
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$605
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$743
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$541
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$660
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$506
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$542
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$621
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$543
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$746
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$554
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1400
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$539
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$583
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$604
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$585
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$642
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$525
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$579
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$583
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$524
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$544
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$498
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$629
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$640
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$801
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$639
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$532