Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 4.6% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 38.9% less for restaurants
|
Argentina
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.59
ARS8,780.57
|
$3.26
RWF4,531
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.73
ARS6,876.91
|
$6.16
RWF8,559
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ARS1,350.37
|
$0.89
RWF1,242
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
ARS1,024.57
|
$0.47
RWF654
|
|
pay 19.8% less for groceries
|
Argentina
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
ARS1,459.10
|
$1.01
RWF1,400
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.84
ARS3,919.55
|
$2.26
RWF3,135
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.28
ARS4,372.24
|
$2.66
RWF3,688
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
ARS1,830.88
|
$1.67
RWF2,316
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
ARS2,698.94
|
$2.19
RWF3,045
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
ARS925.69
|
$1.38
RWF1,912
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
ARS866.48
|
$0.52
RWF724
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ARS658.37
|
$0.86
RWF1,193
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
ARS1,028.66
|
$0.48
RWF671
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS473.93
|
$0.22
RWF312
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS466.88
|
$0.33
RWF451
|
|
pay 26.0% more for transportation
|
Argentina
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
ARS3,741.14
|
$4.48
RWF6,219
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.28
ARS13,567.78
|
$24.66
RWF34,234
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,930.00
ARS29,563,205.09
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,696,267
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.90
ARS10,112.85
|
$12.33
RWF17,117
|
|
pay 22.8% more for housing
|
Argentina
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.37
ARS19,790.96
|
$26.20
RWF36,374
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.40
ARS310,044.27
|
$489.52
RWF679,648
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.72
ARS226,568.32
|
$271.95
RWF377,582
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.92
ARS42,840.96
|
$30.04
RWF41,707
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Argentina
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$173.69
ARS177,489.08
|
$149.39
RWF207,419
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,841.72
ARS2,903,917.37
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,341,247
|
|
pay 2.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Argentina
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.81
ARS1,848.85
|
$1.09
RWF1,510
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
ARS2,132.03
|
$2.22
RWF3,077
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
ARS2,409.10
|
$2.36
RWF3,272
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.92
ARS19,331.90
|
$31.83
RWF44,191
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
ARS4,868.02
|
$3.63
RWF5,034
|
|
pay 72.8% less for clothing
|
Argentina
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.59
ARS81,335.99
|
$16.68
RWF23,158
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.14
ARS70,656.89
|
$21.76
RWF30,207
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.64
ARS109,994.40
|
$26.59
RWF36,919
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.20
ARS102,389.64
|
$31.43
RWF43,632
|
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