Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 37.4% cheaper than Croatia.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 60.4% less for restaurants
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Croatia
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.19
HRK80.26
|
$3.26
RWF4,472
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.42
HRK60.40
|
$6.16
RWF8,447
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
HRK20.08
|
$0.89
RWF1,226
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
HRK14.01
|
$0.47
RWF646
|
|
pay 24.6% less for groceries
|
Croatia
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
HRK9.88
|
$1.01
RWF1,382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
HRK38.45
|
$2.26
RWF3,094
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
HRK31.55
|
$2.66
RWF3,640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
HRK24.20
|
$1.67
RWF2,286
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
HRK30.55
|
$2.19
RWF3,005
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
HRK4.85
|
$1.38
RWF1,888
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK5.00
|
$0.52
RWF715
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
HRK5.30
|
$0.86
RWF1,177
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
HRK7.41
|
$0.48
RWF662
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
HRK3.45
|
$0.22
RWF308
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
HRK3.66
|
$0.33
RWF446
|
|
pay 27.9% less for transportation
|
Croatia
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.04
HRK43.32
|
$4.48
RWF6,138
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.44
HRK282.94
|
$24.66
RWF33,787
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,382.54
HRK239,486.37
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,321,148
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
HRK98.32
|
$12.33
RWF16,893
|
|
pay 34.8% less for housing
|
Croatia
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.67
HRK205.71
|
$26.20
RWF35,898
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.08
HRK4,147.15
|
$489.52
RWF670,764
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.55
HRK3,182.06
|
$271.95
RWF372,647
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.97
HRK918.07
|
$30.04
RWF41,162
|
|
pay 8.6% less for childcare
|
Croatia
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$223.99
HRK1,606.89
|
$149.39
RWF204,707
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,279.88
HRK59,399.87
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,166,849
|
|
pay 38.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Croatia
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.29
HRK23.61
|
$1.09
RWF1,491
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
HRK15.57
|
$2.22
RWF3,036
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
HRK36.23
|
$2.36
RWF3,230
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.58
HRK319.80
|
$31.83
RWF43,613
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
HRK48.81
|
$3.63
RWF4,969
|
|
pay 66.7% less for clothing
|
Croatia
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.67
HRK614.56
|
$16.68
RWF22,856
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.19
HRK281.12
|
$21.76
RWF29,812
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.74
HRK715.52
|
$26.59
RWF36,437
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.20
HRK718.85
|
$31.43
RWF43,061
|
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