Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 2.8 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.35
BDT161.68
|
$3.26
RWF4,496
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
BDT528.14
|
$6.16
RWF8,492
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
BDT30.38
|
$0.89
RWF1,232
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.59
|
$0.47
RWF649
|
|
pay 46.7% more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
BDT62.50
|
$1.01
RWF1,390
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
BDT455.39
|
$2.26
RWF3,111
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
BDT312.17
|
$2.66
RWF3,659
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
BDT133.44
|
$1.67
RWF2,298
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.00
BDT119.94
|
$2.19
RWF3,021
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
BDT105.80
|
$1.38
RWF1,898
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT42.05
|
$0.52
RWF719
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BDT95.88
|
$0.86
RWF1,183
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BDT31.57
|
$0.48
RWF666
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
BDT16.44
|
$0.22
RWF310
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.96
|
$0.33
RWF448
|
|
pay 86.0% more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
BDT441.31
|
$4.48
RWF6,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.31
BDT1,474.96
|
$24.66
RWF33,966
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,789.60
BDT3,091,181.17
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,471,796
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT432.49
|
$12.33
RWF16,983
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.51
BDT1,858.89
|
$26.20
RWF36,089
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.62
BDT9,064.12
|
$489.52
RWF674,332
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$47.62
BDT5,707.55
|
$271.95
RWF374,629
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.70
BDT2,480.82
|
$30.04
RWF41,381
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.22
BDT3,622.68
|
$149.39
RWF205,796
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$962.19
BDT115,329.16
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,236,888
|
|
pay 30.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
BDT456.01
|
$1.09
RWF1,499
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
BDT164.68
|
$2.22
RWF3,053
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
BDT310.46
|
$2.36
RWF3,247
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.68
BDT1,400.45
|
$31.83
RWF43,845
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BDT440.28
|
$3.63
RWF4,995
|
|
pay 2.0% less for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.35
BDT2,079.71
|
$16.68
RWF22,977
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.87
BDT2,022.61
|
$21.76
RWF29,970
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.90
BDT4,422.76
|
$26.59
RWF36,630
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.09
BDT3,965.69
|
$31.43
RWF43,290
|
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