Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 2.4% cheaper than Brazil.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 16.0% less for restaurants
|
Brazil
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.09
R$31.00
|
$3.26
RWF4,531
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
R$36.43
|
$6.16
RWF8,559
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
R$6.00
|
$0.89
RWF1,242
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
R$3.67
|
$0.47
RWF654
|
|
pay 0.6% less for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
R$8.26
|
$1.01
RWF1,400
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
R$24.20
|
$2.26
RWF3,135
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
R$20.94
|
$2.66
RWF3,688
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
R$11.38
|
$1.67
RWF2,316
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
R$9.28
|
$2.19
RWF3,045
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
R$4.94
|
$1.38
RWF1,912
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$3.21
|
$0.52
RWF724
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.76
|
$0.86
RWF1,193
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R$3.84
|
$0.48
RWF671
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.97
|
$0.22
RWF312
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
R$2.80
|
$0.33
RWF451
|
|
pay 14.7% more for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
R$22.31
|
$4.48
RWF6,219
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.48
R$240.26
|
$24.66
RWF34,234
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,264.28
R$117,242.39
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,696,267
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.39
R$44.98
|
$12.33
RWF17,117
|
|
pay 28.8% more for housing
|
Brazil
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.79
R$108.27
|
$26.20
RWF36,374
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.10
R$1,741.22
|
$489.52
RWF679,648
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.36
R$1,219.41
|
$271.95
RWF377,582
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.32
R$300.14
|
$30.04
RWF41,707
|
|
pay 1.0% more for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.04
R$1,576.50
|
$149.39
RWF207,419
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.88
R$40,525.97
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,341,247
|
|
pay 8.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
R$9.45
|
$1.09
RWF1,510
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
R$9.45
|
$2.22
RWF3,077
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.94
R$11.82
|
$2.36
RWF3,272
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.85
R$132.99
|
$31.83
RWF44,191
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
R$35.53
|
$3.63
RWF5,034
|
|
pay 53.2% less for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
R$262.48
|
$16.68
RWF23,158
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
R$241.44
|
$21.76
RWF30,207
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.89
R$425.35
|
$26.59
RWF36,919
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.60
R$344.45
|
$31.43
RWF43,632
|
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