Kigali vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$489
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$701
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
30
14
😀 Quality of life
48
43
🏙️ Population
1.75M
9.03M

The cost of living in Kigali is 43% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6419th and 7898th ($872 vs $610) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 226th in Rwanda and China, respectively. Check Rwanda vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kigali compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 6866th and 7422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Zhoukou

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Kigali Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.05
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$18568

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$671
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$583
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$553
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$447
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$533
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$411
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$688
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$689
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$543
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$688
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$779
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$691
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$688
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$750
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$828
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$690
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$541
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$689
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$784
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$795
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$613
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$531
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$697
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$635
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$810
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$573
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$770
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$771
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$603
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$524
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$549
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$577
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$624
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$591
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$860
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$946
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$513
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$532
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$494
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$618

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$583
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$519
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$567
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$487
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$599
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$504
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$521
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$514
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$516
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$533
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$612
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$457
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$613
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$523
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$520
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$588
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$520
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$522
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$555
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$529
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$484
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$595
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$491
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$575
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$524
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$605
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$502
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$492
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$513
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$513
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$540
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$589
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$533
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$589
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$562
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$593
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$531