Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 74.0% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 18.5% less for restaurants
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Kigali
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,883
|
$4.15
CN¥29.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,974
|
$5.54
CN¥39.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,056
|
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF704
|
$0.31
CN¥2.21
|
|
pay 45.3% more for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,437
|
$1.43
CN¥10.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,431
|
$6.83
CN¥48.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF4,102
|
$7.46
CN¥53.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,221
|
$1.75
CN¥12.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF3,086
|
$1.44
CN¥10.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF2,087
|
$0.96
CN¥6.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF664
|
$0.79
CN¥5.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,227
|
$0.87
CN¥6.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF682
|
$0.58
CN¥4.11
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF306
|
$0.37
CN¥2.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF397
|
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
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pay 0.9% less for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,415
|
$4.35
CN¥31.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF27,977
|
$34.62
CN¥246.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF30,088,303
|
$20,773.90
CN¥147,964.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,836
|
$4.68
CN¥33.34
|
|
pay 38.9% more for housing
|
Kigali
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF37,742
|
$13.59
CN¥96.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF693,765
|
$969.73
CN¥6,906.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF422,292
|
$561.86
CN¥4,001.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF43,057
|
$42.17
CN¥300.36
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF325,517
|
$836.50
CN¥5,958.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,988,422
|
$25,256.69
CN¥179,893.27
|
|
pay 87.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,584
|
$1.38
CN¥9.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,035
|
$3.73
CN¥26.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,639
|
$3.46
CN¥24.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF42,229
|
$62.16
CN¥442.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,223
|
$8.31
CN¥59.19
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF29,033
|
$65.57
CN¥467.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF34,311
|
$35.21
CN¥250.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF38,270
|
$85.31
CN¥607.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF48,828
|
$112.58
CN¥801.88
|
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