Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 5.1% cheaper than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 39.1% more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA762
|
$3.26
RWF4,496
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,574
|
$6.16
RWF8,492
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA474
|
$0.89
RWF1,232
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA330
|
$0.47
RWF649
|
|
pay 26.8% less for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA445
|
$1.01
RWF1,390
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$2.26
RWF3,111
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,699
|
$2.66
RWF3,659
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,780
|
$1.67
RWF2,298
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,532
|
$2.19
RWF3,021
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA922
|
$1.38
RWF1,898
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA309
|
$0.52
RWF719
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA256
|
$0.86
RWF1,183
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA649
|
$0.48
RWF666
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA743
|
$0.22
RWF310
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA382
|
$0.33
RWF448
|
|
pay 7.4% less for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,011
|
$4.48
RWF6,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.66
RWF33,966
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,668.41
RWF28,471,796
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.33
RWF16,983
|
|
pay 23.2% less for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA27,901
|
$26.20
RWF36,089
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA254,105
|
$489.52
RWF674,332
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA177,873
|
$271.95
RWF374,629
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA55,445
|
$30.04
RWF41,381
|
|
pay 7.2% less for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA76,231
|
$149.39
RWF205,796
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,363,955
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,236,888
|
|
pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA711
|
$1.09
RWF1,499
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
$2.22
RWF3,053
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
$2.36
RWF3,247
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
$31.83
RWF43,845
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$3.63
RWF4,995
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$16.68
RWF22,977
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$21.76
RWF29,970
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$26.59
RWF36,630
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$31.43
RWF43,290
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