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Rwanda vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Rwanda is 2.9 times more expensive than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 53.3% less in Rwanda
Groceries: pay 59.3% less in Rwanda
Transportation: pay 17.2% more in Rwanda
Housing: pay 77.4% more in Rwanda
Childcare: pay 15.8 times more in Rwanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.1% less in Rwanda
Clothing: pay 65.3% less in Rwanda

The cost of childcare, housing, and transportation in Rwanda are more expensive than in Equatorial Guinea. Expenses including clothing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Rwanda. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Rwanda.

Rwanda vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rwanda instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:

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pay 53.3% less for restaurants

	Equatorial Guinea	Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.07 FCFA8,315	$3.26 RWF4,556	-75.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.25 FCFA7,795	$6.16 RWF8,606	-49.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 FCFA780	$0.89 RWF1,249	-27.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 FCFA780	$0.47 RWF658	-61.5%
Average			-53.3%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Rwanda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 59.3% less for groceries

	Equatorial Guinea	Rwanda
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 FCFA2,062	$1.01 RWF1,408	-68.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 FCFA2,141	$2.26 RWF3,152	-32.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.69 FCFA6,164	$2.66 RWF3,708	-72.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94 FCFA1,871	$1.67 RWF2,329	-43.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,971	$2.19 RWF3,062	-29.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,414	$1.38 RWF1,923	-38.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.48 FCFA943	$0.52 RWF728	-64.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,414	$0.86 RWF1,199	-61.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 FCFA943	$0.48 RWF675	-67.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.85 FCFA1,179	$0.22 RWF314	-87.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,414	$0.33 RWF454	-85.4%
Average			-59.3%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Rwanda - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.2% more for transportation

	Equatorial Guinea	Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.09 FCFA1,967	$4.48 RWF6,254	+44.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.38 FCFA16,781	$24.66 RWF34,422	-6.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,034.81 FCFA21,014,802	$20,668.41 RWF28,853,970	-37.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.35 FCFA4,677	$12.33 RWF17,211	+67.7%
Average			+17.2%

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pay 77.4% more for housing

	Equatorial Guinea	Rwanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.34 FCFA10,394	$26.20 RWF36,574	+60.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$204.24 FCFA129,923	$489.52 RWF683,384	+139.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$114.37 FCFA72,757	$271.95 RWF379,658	+137.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.86 FCFA26,627	$30.04 RWF41,936	-28.2%
Average			+77.4%

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pay 15.8 times more for childcare

	Equatorial Guinea	Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$65.36 FCFA41,575	$149.39 RWF208,559	+128.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$326.78 FCFA207,877	$9,609.00 RWF13,414,565	+2840.5%
Average			+1484.5%

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pay 42.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Equatorial Guinea	Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.63 FCFA1,039	$1.09 RWF1,519	-33.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.72 FCFA3,638	$2.22 RWF3,094	-61.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.52 FCFA2,874	$2.36 RWF3,290	-47.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.02 FCFA31,182	$31.83 RWF44,434	-35.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.39 FCFA3,426	$3.63 RWF5,062	-32.7%
Average			-42.1%

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pay 65.3% less for clothing

	Equatorial Guinea	Rwanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.51 FCFA15,591	$16.68 RWF23,286	-31.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$102.12 FCFA64,962	$21.76 RWF30,373	-78.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$245.08 FCFA155,908	$26.59 RWF37,122	-89.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.69 FCFA51,969	$31.43 RWF43,872	-61.5%
Average			-65.3%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Rwanda - Cost of clothing

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