Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 87.1% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 15.2% less for restaurants
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Kigali
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,496
|
$4.17
CN¥30.19
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,492
|
$5.57
CN¥40.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,232
|
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF649
|
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
|
pay 49.6% more for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,390
|
$1.43
CN¥10.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,111
|
$7.31
CN¥52.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,659
|
$7.17
CN¥51.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,298
|
$1.74
CN¥12.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,021
|
$1.53
CN¥11.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,898
|
$0.92
CN¥6.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF719
|
$0.71
CN¥5.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,183
|
$0.89
CN¥6.41
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF666
|
$0.58
CN¥4.21
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF310
|
$0.37
CN¥2.66
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF448
|
$0.47
CN¥3.41
|
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pay 7.3% less for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,171
|
$4.36
CN¥31.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF33,966
|
$33.40
CN¥241.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,471,796
|
$20,872.18
CN¥150,958.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF16,983
|
$4.59
CN¥33.21
|
|
pay 40.5% more for housing
|
Kigali
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF36,089
|
$13.28
CN¥96.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF674,332
|
$929.88
CN¥6,725.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF374,629
|
$492.44
CN¥3,561.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,381
|
$42.04
CN¥304.06
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF205,796
|
$763.49
CN¥5,521.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,236,888
|
$22,913.01
CN¥165,718.37
|
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pay 69.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,499
|
$1.11
CN¥8.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,053
|
$3.60
CN¥26.06
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,247
|
$3.48
CN¥25.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF43,845
|
$65.46
CN¥473.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF4,995
|
$8.35
CN¥60.38
|
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pay 3.0 times more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF22,977
|
$62.65
CN¥453.15
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF29,970
|
$34.69
CN¥250.87
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,630
|
$83.45
CN¥603.57
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,290
|
$107.64
CN¥778.48
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