Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
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Heard Island and McDonald Islands
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Rwanda
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$3.26
RWF4,492
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.16
RWF8,484
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.89
RWF1,231
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.47
RWF649
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.01
RWF1,388
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.26
RWF3,108
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.66
RWF3,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.67
RWF2,296
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.19
RWF3,018
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.38
RWF1,896
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.52
RWF718
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.86
RWF1,182
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
RWF665
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.22
RWF309
|
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.33
RWF448
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.48
RWF6,165
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.66
RWF33,936
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,668.41
RWF28,446,586
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.33
RWF16,968
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pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$26.20
RWF36,057
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$489.52
RWF673,735
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$271.95
RWF374,297
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$30.04
RWF41,344
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$149.39
RWF205,614
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,609.00
RWF13,225,167
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.09
RWF1,497
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.22
RWF3,050
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.36
RWF3,244
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$31.83
RWF43,807
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.63
RWF4,991
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$16.68
RWF22,957
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$21.76
RWF29,944
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$26.59
RWF36,598
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$31.43
RWF43,252
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