Rwanda is 50.4% cheaper than Iceland.

If you lived in Rwanda instead of Iceland, you would:

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pay 71.7% less for restaurants

 
Iceland
Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $19.51
ISK2,695
$3.58
RWF4,846
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$16.45
ISK2,272
$6.57
RWF8,906
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.70
ISK373
$0.77
RWF1,048

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pay 51.9% less for groceries

 
Iceland
Rwanda
Bread
1 loaf
$3.16
ISK436
$1.05
RWF1,427
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.72
ISK928
$2.51
RWF3,405
Milk (1 gallon) $6.27
ISK866
$3.00
RWF4,070

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pay 52.2% less for transportation

 
Iceland
Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.42
ISK1,163
$4.70
RWF6,367
Monthly public transit pass $68.29
ISK9,433
$20.49
RWF27,765
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $39,714.69
ISK5,485,393
$22,032.66
RWF29,860,552

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pay 64.8% less for housing

 
Iceland
Rwanda
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$74.47
ISK10,286
$27.64
RWF37,457
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,518.94
ISK209,796
$508.02
RWF688,514
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,325.48
ISK183,075
$309.23
RWF419,095

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pay 32.2% more for childcare

 
Iceland
Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $254.97
ISK35,216
$238.37
RWF323,053
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,993.83
ISK827,867
$10,243.25
RWF13,882,537

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pay 69.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Iceland
Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $9.37
ISK1,295
$1.16
RWF1,572
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.61
ISK637
$2.22
RWF3,012
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$11.22
ISK1,549
$1.93
RWF2,619

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pay 74.5% less for clothing

 
Iceland
Rwanda
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$108.23
ISK14,949
$21.26
RWF28,813
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$59.73
ISK8,250
$25.12
RWF34,052
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$146.94
ISK20,295
$28.02
RWF37,981

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