Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 34.1% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Greece, you would:
pay 45.5% less for restaurants
Greece
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Rwanda
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.62
|
$3.58
RWF4,883
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.29
|
$6.57
RWF8,974
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.81
|
$0.77
RWF1,056
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.52
RWF704
|
|
pay 25.6% less for groceries
Greece
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
$1.05
RWF1,437
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.00
|
$2.51
RWF3,431
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.57
|
$3.00
RWF4,102
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
$1.63
RWF2,221
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$2.26
RWF3,086
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.53
RWF2,087
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.49
RWF664
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.90
RWF1,227
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.50
RWF682
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.22
RWF306
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$0.29
RWF397
|
|
pay 32.9% less for transportation
Greece
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.18
|
$4.70
RWF6,415
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€37.92
|
$20.49
RWF27,977
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,556.98
|
$22,032.66
RWF30,088,303
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.47
|
$11.60
RWF15,836
|
|
pay 30.8% less for housing
Greece
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.18
|
$27.64
RWF37,742
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€486.57
|
$508.02
RWF693,765
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€373.70
|
$309.23
RWF422,292
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€164.00
|
$31.53
RWF43,057
|
|
pay 10.9% more for childcare
Greece
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€322.54
|
$238.37
RWF325,517
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,122.86
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,988,422
|
|
pay 53.9% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.89
|
$1.16
RWF1,584
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.23
|
$2.22
RWF3,035
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
$1.93
RWF2,639
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€42.79
|
$30.92
RWF42,229
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.21
|
$3.09
RWF4,223
|
|
pay 61.0% less for clothing
Greece
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.06
|
$21.26
RWF29,033
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€37.82
|
$25.12
RWF34,311
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€79.80
|
$28.02
RWF38,270
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€88.57
|
$35.75
RWF48,828
|
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