Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 2.3 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.96
EGP201.41
|
$3.26
RWF4,531
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
EGP246.15
|
$6.16
RWF8,559
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
EGP15.54
|
$0.89
RWF1,242
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.26
|
$0.47
RWF654
|
|
pay 94.2% more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
EGP38.52
|
$1.01
RWF1,400
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.76
EGP89.80
|
$2.26
RWF3,135
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
EGP167.83
|
$2.66
RWF3,688
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
EGP78.48
|
$1.67
RWF2,316
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
EGP100.21
|
$2.19
RWF3,045
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP31.33
|
$1.38
RWF1,912
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.91
|
$0.52
RWF724
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.48
|
$0.86
RWF1,193
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
EGP9.07
|
$0.48
RWF671
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.52
|
$0.22
RWF312
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.50
|
$0.33
RWF451
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.98
EGP49.85
|
$4.48
RWF6,219
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.01
EGP611.10
|
$24.66
RWF34,234
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,154.15
EGP1,483,456.78
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,696,267
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
EGP135.05
|
$12.33
RWF17,117
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.63
EGP388.03
|
$26.20
RWF36,374
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$206.11
EGP10,487.38
|
$489.52
RWF679,648
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$111.12
EGP5,654.14
|
$271.95
RWF377,582
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.85
EGP603.08
|
$30.04
RWF41,707
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.57
EGP3,387.10
|
$149.39
RWF207,419
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,472.73
EGP74,937.13
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,341,247
|
|
pay 26.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
EGP91.24
|
$1.09
RWF1,510
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
EGP70.05
|
$2.22
RWF3,077
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EGP94.15
|
$2.36
RWF3,272
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.86
EGP1,112.55
|
$31.83
RWF44,191
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.68
EGP136.28
|
$3.63
RWF5,034
|
|
pay 42.9% less for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.44
EGP1,192.85
|
$16.68
RWF23,158
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.49
EGP2,467.39
|
$21.76
RWF30,207
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
EGP4,944.46
|
$26.59
RWF36,919
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.98
EGP1,881.85
|
$31.43
RWF43,632
|
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