Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 53.7% cheaper than Germany overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 66.2% less in Rwanda
- Groceries
-
pay 45.2% less in Rwanda
- Transportation
-
pay 41.2% less in Rwanda
- Housing
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pay 56.8% less in Rwanda
- Childcare
-
pay 44.7% less in Rwanda
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 53.6% less in Rwanda
- Clothing
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pay 68.0% less in Rwanda
Expenses including clothing, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare are lower in Rwanda.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Germany, you would:
pay 66.2% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Rwanda
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.04
€12.02
|
$3.26
RWF4,680
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.20
€8.72
|
$6.16
RWF8,840
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.40
|
$0.89
RWF1,283
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
€2.06
|
$0.47
RWF676
|
|
pay 45.2% less for groceries
Germany
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
€1.74
|
$1.01
RWF1,446
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.71
€5.74
|
$2.26
RWF3,238
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
€3.75
|
$2.66
RWF3,809
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€2.91
|
$1.67
RWF2,392
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.24
€5.34
|
$2.19
RWF3,145
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.09
|
$1.38
RWF1,975
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.60
|
$0.52
RWF748
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.83
|
$0.86
RWF1,232
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
€1.80
|
$0.48
RWF693
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.57
|
$0.22
RWF322
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.59
|
$0.33
RWF466
|
|
pay 41.2% less for transportation
Germany
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.05
|
$4.48
RWF6,424
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.96
€45.31
|
$24.66
RWF35,358
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,807.86
€24,645.12
|
$20,668.41
RWF29,638,506
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.02
€19.69
|
$12.33
RWF17,679
|
|
pay 56.8% less for housing
Germany
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
€41.25
|
$26.20
RWF37,568
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$790.39
€676.18
|
$489.52
RWF701,965
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.27
€534.92
|
$271.95
RWF389,980
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.06
€196.82
|
$30.04
RWF43,076
|
|
pay 44.7% less for childcare
Germany
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$458.39
€392.15
|
$149.39
RWF214,229
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,308.95
€10,530.30
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,779,305
|
|
pay 53.6% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
€3.78
|
$1.09
RWF1,560
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€2.98
|
$2.22
RWF3,178
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
€7.47
|
$2.36
RWF3,380
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.01
€30.80
|
$31.83
RWF45,642
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
€10.95
|
$3.63
RWF5,200
|
|
pay 68.0% less for clothing
Germany
|
Rwanda
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.34
€70.44
|
$16.68
RWF23,919
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.78
€34.89
|
$21.76
RWF31,198
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.59
€78.36
|
$26.59
RWF38,131
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.43
€105.59
|
$31.43
RWF45,064
|
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