Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 52.9% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 60.8% less for restaurants
|
Aruba
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
AWG28.80
|
$3.26
RWF4,531
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
$6.16
RWF8,559
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$0.89
RWF1,242
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$0.47
RWF654
|
|
pay 66.5% less for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.20
|
$1.01
RWF1,400
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
$2.26
RWF3,135
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.77
|
$2.66
RWF3,688
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.44
|
$1.67
RWF2,316
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.38
|
$2.19
RWF3,045
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$1.38
RWF1,912
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$0.52
RWF724
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.49
|
$0.86
RWF1,193
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$0.48
RWF671
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$0.22
RWF312
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$0.33
RWF451
|
|
pay 43.4% less for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
$4.48
RWF6,219
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
$24.66
RWF34,234
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,696,267
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
$12.33
RWF17,117
|
|
pay 59.9% less for housing
|
Aruba
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.37
|
$26.20
RWF36,374
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
$489.52
RWF679,648
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
$271.95
RWF377,582
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG327.77
|
$30.04
RWF41,707
|
|
pay 1.9% less for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
$149.39
RWF207,419
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,341,247
|
|
pay 67.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$1.09
RWF1,510
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
$2.22
RWF3,077
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
$2.36
RWF3,272
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.30
|
$31.83
RWF44,191
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.70
|
$3.63
RWF5,034
|
|
pay 70.8% less for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.00
|
$16.68
RWF23,158
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
$21.76
RWF30,207
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
$26.59
RWF36,919
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
$31.43
RWF43,632
|
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