Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 0.9% more expensive than Georgia.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 18.1% less for restaurants
|
Georgia
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.82
GEL27.56
|
$3.26
RWF4,531
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
GEL22.20
|
$6.16
RWF8,559
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
GEL2.34
|
$0.89
RWF1,242
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
GEL1.22
|
$0.47
RWF654
|
|
pay 1.4% more for groceries
|
Georgia
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.60
GEL1.70
|
$1.01
RWF1,400
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
GEL11.20
|
$2.26
RWF3,135
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
GEL19.93
|
$2.66
RWF3,688
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
GEL6.46
|
$1.67
RWF2,316
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GEL7.36
|
$2.19
RWF3,045
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
GEL1.50
|
$1.38
RWF1,912
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.08
|
$0.52
RWF724
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL2.00
|
$0.86
RWF1,193
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
GEL1.91
|
$0.48
RWF671
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
GEL0.81
|
$0.22
RWF312
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
GEL0.92
|
$0.33
RWF451
|
|
pay 47.8% more for transportation
|
Georgia
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GEL12.58
|
$4.48
RWF6,219
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.38
GEL37.57
|
$24.66
RWF34,234
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,514.71
GEL57,595.04
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,696,267
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.97
GEL16.77
|
$12.33
RWF17,117
|
|
pay 2.3% more for housing
|
Georgia
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.81
GEL44.38
|
$26.20
RWF36,374
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$472.27
GEL1,325.89
|
$489.52
RWF679,648
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$323.81
GEL909.10
|
$271.95
RWF377,582
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.01
GEL151.64
|
$30.04
RWF41,707
|
|
pay 62.5% more for childcare
|
Georgia
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.75
GEL560.81
|
$149.39
RWF207,419
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,840.26
GEL10,781.52
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,341,247
|
|
pay 23.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Georgia
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.54
GEL4.34
|
$1.09
RWF1,510
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
GEL6.89
|
$2.22
RWF3,077
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
GEL8.21
|
$2.36
RWF3,272
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.78
GEL111.67
|
$31.83
RWF44,191
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.96
GEL16.72
|
$3.63
RWF5,034
|
|
pay 65.9% less for clothing
|
Georgia
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.01
GEL174.11
|
$16.68
RWF23,158
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.33
GEL116.04
|
$21.76
RWF30,207
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.06
GEL280.91
|
$26.59
RWF36,919
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.32
GEL290.07
|
$31.43
RWF43,632
|
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