Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 37.5% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Greece, you would:
pay 46.4% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.54
|
$3.26
RWF4,472
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.67
|
$6.16
RWF8,447
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.97
|
$0.89
RWF1,226
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$0.47
RWF646
|
|
pay 29.8% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.27
|
$1.01
RWF1,382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€6.00
|
$2.26
RWF3,094
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.71
|
$2.66
RWF3,640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.83
|
$1.67
RWF2,286
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.02
|
$2.19
RWF3,005
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$1.38
RWF1,888
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.52
RWF715
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$0.86
RWF1,177
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.48
RWF662
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.49
|
$0.22
RWF308
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.33
RWF446
|
|
pay 29.3% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.19
|
$4.48
RWF6,138
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.27
|
$24.66
RWF33,787
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€26,963.26
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,321,148
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.16
|
$12.33
RWF16,893
|
|
pay 35.1% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.25
|
$26.20
RWF35,898
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€499.30
|
$489.52
RWF670,764
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€373.46
|
$271.95
RWF372,647
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€167.28
|
$30.04
RWF41,162
|
|
pay 6.0% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€393.37
|
$149.39
RWF204,707
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,029.90
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,166,849
|
|
pay 51.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.19
|
$1.09
RWF1,491
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.32
|
$2.22
RWF3,036
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.71
|
$2.36
RWF3,230
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€46.39
|
$31.83
RWF43,613
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.40
|
$3.63
RWF4,969
|
|
pay 64.2% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€79.64
|
$16.68
RWF22,856
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€36.02
|
$21.76
RWF29,812
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€79.17
|
$26.59
RWF36,437
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€88.96
|
$31.43
RWF43,061
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