Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 2.3 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 74.9% more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN159
|
$3.26
RWF4,471
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN332
|
$6.16
RWF8,445
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$0.89
RWF1,225
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$0.47
RWF646
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$1.01
RWF1,382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN136
|
$2.26
RWF3,094
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN163
|
$2.66
RWF3,639
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN118
|
$1.67
RWF2,285
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN101
|
$2.19
RWF3,004
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$1.38
RWF1,887
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN26
|
$0.52
RWF715
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN22
|
$0.86
RWF1,177
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN17
|
$0.48
RWF662
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$0.22
RWF308
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$0.33
RWF445
|
|
pay 54.9% more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN277
|
$4.48
RWF6,137
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,051
|
$24.66
RWF33,780
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN574,841
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,315,727
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN804
|
$12.33
RWF16,890
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN12,918
|
$26.20
RWF35,891
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,005
|
$489.52
RWF670,636
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,032
|
$271.95
RWF372,575
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN6,854
|
$30.04
RWF41,154
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,524
|
$149.39
RWF204,668
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN99,626
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,164,329
|
|
pay 49.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN282
|
$1.09
RWF1,490
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN71
|
$2.22
RWF3,036
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN130
|
$2.36
RWF3,229
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN780
|
$31.83
RWF43,605
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN224
|
$3.63
RWF4,968
|
|
pay 12.1% more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,029
|
$16.68
RWF22,851
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,293
|
$21.76
RWF29,806
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,806
|
$26.59
RWF36,430
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,737
|
$31.43
RWF43,053
|
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