Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 5.1% cheaper than Burkina Faso overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 39.1% more in Rwanda
- Groceries
-
pay 26.8% less in Rwanda
- Transportation
-
pay 7.4% less in Rwanda
- Housing
-
pay 23.2% less in Rwanda
- Childcare
-
pay 7.2% less in Rwanda
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 5.0% less in Rwanda
Expenses including groceries, housing, transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Rwanda.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 39.1% more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA739
|
$3.26
RWF4,700
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,435
|
$6.16
RWF8,879
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA460
|
$0.89
RWF1,288
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA320
|
$0.47
RWF679
|
|
pay 26.8% less for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA431
|
$1.01
RWF1,453
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
$2.26
RWF3,252
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,526
|
$2.66
RWF3,826
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,726
|
$1.67
RWF2,402
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,364
|
$2.19
RWF3,159
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA894
|
$1.38
RWF1,984
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA300
|
$0.52
RWF751
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.86
RWF1,237
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA630
|
$0.48
RWF696
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA721
|
$0.22
RWF324
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA370
|
$0.33
RWF468
|
|
pay 7.4% less for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA2,919
|
$4.48
RWF6,452
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.66
RWF35,515
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,668.41
RWF29,769,562
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.33
RWF17,757
|
|
pay 23.2% less for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA27,052
|
$26.20
RWF37,734
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA246,371
|
$489.52
RWF705,069
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA172,460
|
$271.95
RWF391,705
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA53,757
|
$30.04
RWF43,267
|
|
pay 7.2% less for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA73,911
|
$149.39
RWF215,176
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,078,960
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,840,235
|
|
pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA690
|
$1.09
RWF1,567
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA985
|
$2.22
RWF3,192
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA985
|
$2.36
RWF3,395
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA34,492
|
$31.83
RWF45,844
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
$3.63
RWF5,223
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$16.68
RWF24,025
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$21.76
RWF31,336
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$26.59
RWF38,300
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$31.43
RWF45,264
|
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