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$29.53
|
$3.26
RWF4,496
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
R$34.70
|
$6.16
RWF8,492
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
R$5.72
|
$0.89
RWF1,232
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
R$3.50
|
$0.47
RWF649
|
|
pay 0.6% less for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
R$7.87
|
$1.01
RWF1,390
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
R$23.05
|
$2.26
RWF3,111
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
R$19.94
|
$2.66
RWF3,659
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
R$10.84
|
$1.67
RWF2,298
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
R$8.84
|
$2.19
RWF3,021
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
R$4.70
|
$1.38
RWF1,898
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$3.06
|
$0.52
RWF719
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.62
|
$0.86
RWF1,183
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R$3.65
|
$0.48
RWF666
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.83
|
$0.22
RWF310
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
R$2.67
|
$0.33
RWF448
|
|
pay 14.7% more for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
R$21.25
|
$4.48
RWF6,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.48
R$228.85
|
$24.66
RWF33,966
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,264.28
R$111,674.05
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,471,796
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.39
R$42.85
|
$12.33
RWF16,983
|
|
pay 28.8% more for housing
|
Brazil
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.79
R$103.13
|
$26.20
RWF36,089
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.10
R$1,658.52
|
$489.52
RWF674,332
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.36
R$1,161.50
|
$271.95
RWF374,629
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.32
R$285.89
|
$30.04
RWF41,381
|
|
pay 1.0% more for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.04
R$1,501.62
|
$149.39
RWF205,796
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.88
R$38,601.22
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,236,888
|
|
pay 8.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
R$9.00
|
$1.09
RWF1,499
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
R$9.00
|
$2.22
RWF3,053
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.94
R$11.25
|
$2.36
RWF3,247
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.85
R$126.67
|
$31.83
RWF43,845
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
R$33.84
|
$3.63
RWF4,995
|
|
pay 53.2% less for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
R$250.01
|
$16.68
RWF22,977
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
R$229.97
|
$21.76
RWF29,970
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.89
R$405.14
|
$26.59
RWF36,630
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.60
R$328.09
|
$31.43
RWF43,290
|
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