Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 4.8% cheaper than Cambodia.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 4.0% less for restaurants
|
Cambodia
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.40
KHR13,776.66
|
$3.26
RWF4,496
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
KHR24,109.15
|
$6.16
RWF8,492
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
KHR3,368.53
|
$0.89
RWF1,232
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
KHR2,484.05
|
$0.47
RWF649
|
|
pay 35.1% less for groceries
|
Cambodia
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
KHR7,268.38
|
$1.01
RWF1,390
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
KHR24,649.41
|
$2.26
RWF3,111
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
KHR31,073.42
|
$2.66
RWF3,659
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.85
KHR7,499.81
|
$1.67
RWF2,298
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
KHR8,096.46
|
$2.19
RWF3,021
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
KHR6,337.83
|
$1.38
RWF1,898
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
KHR2,708.07
|
$0.52
RWF719
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
KHR6,533.87
|
$0.86
RWF1,183
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
KHR2,582.63
|
$0.48
RWF666
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
KHR2,683.39
|
$0.22
RWF310
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
KHR2,291.30
|
$0.33
RWF448
|
|
pay 27.8% more for transportation
|
Cambodia
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.54
KHR18,389.70
|
$4.48
RWF6,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR42,950.76
|
$24.66
RWF33,966
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR198,545,944.20
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,471,796
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.94
KHR36,214.38
|
$12.33
RWF16,983
|
|
pay 7.1% more for housing
|
Cambodia
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.61
KHR95,677.42
|
$26.20
RWF36,089
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$334.99
KHR1,357,375.48
|
$489.52
RWF674,332
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$224.97
KHR911,573.68
|
$271.95
RWF374,629
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.35
KHR240,502.35
|
$30.04
RWF41,381
|
|
pay 0.1% more for childcare
|
Cambodia
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.67
KHR971,119.28
|
$149.39
RWF205,796
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,966.88
KHR28,229,485.20
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,236,888
|
|
pay 4.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cambodia
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.05
KHR4,254.56
|
$1.09
RWF1,499
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KHR8,610.82
|
$2.22
RWF3,053
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
KHR7,496.12
|
$2.36
RWF3,247
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.58
KHR164,441.96
|
$31.83
RWF43,845
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
KHR22,285.77
|
$3.63
RWF4,995
|
|
pay 25.2% less for clothing
|
Cambodia
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.50
KHR95,221.01
|
$16.68
RWF22,977
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.98
KHR80,971.63
|
$21.76
RWF29,970
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.88
KHR266,922.74
|
$26.59
RWF36,630
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.83
KHR161,403.00
|
$31.43
RWF43,290
|
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