Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 2.1 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of India, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
India
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹202.56
|
$3.26
RWF4,446
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.90
₹329.37
|
$6.16
RWF8,399
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₹33.44
|
$0.89
RWF1,219
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.02
|
$0.47
RWF642
|
|
pay 59.8% more for groceries
|
India
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹38.87
|
$1.01
RWF1,374
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.54
₹214.24
|
$2.26
RWF3,077
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹216.02
|
$2.66
RWF3,619
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
₹79.27
|
$1.67
RWF2,273
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.37
₹115.28
|
$2.19
RWF2,988
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
₹74.56
|
$1.38
RWF1,877
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
₹27.38
|
$0.52
RWF711
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
₹40.18
|
$0.86
RWF1,170
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.36
|
$0.48
RWF658
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.80
|
$0.22
RWF306
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.84
|
$0.33
RWF443
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
India
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
₹389.61
|
$4.48
RWF6,103
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₹854.40
|
$24.66
RWF33,595
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,525.56
₹1,141,496.14
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,160,714
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.94
₹248.02
|
$12.33
RWF16,798
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
India
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.39
₹623.28
|
$26.20
RWF35,695
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$138.05
₹11,651.08
|
$489.52
RWF666,964
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.33
₹7,623.62
|
$271.95
RWF370,536
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
₹2,529.23
|
$30.04
RWF40,928
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
|
India
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.73
₹4,703.25
|
$149.39
RWF203,548
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,565.54
₹132,124.45
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,092,262
|
|
pay 16.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
India
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹154.95
|
$1.09
RWF1,482
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹133.89
|
$2.22
RWF3,019
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
₹303.01
|
$2.36
RWF3,211
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.33
₹1,293.83
|
$31.83
RWF43,366
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₹282.92
|
$3.63
RWF4,940
|
|
pay 20.0% less for clothing
|
India
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.02
₹2,027.44
|
$16.68
RWF22,726
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.36
₹2,140.48
|
$21.76
RWF29,643
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.62
₹3,512.29
|
$26.59
RWF36,230
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.12
₹2,626.10
|
$31.43
RWF42,817
|
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