Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 2.0 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Iran, you would:
pay 4.1% more for restaurants
|
Iran
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
IRR158,509
|
$3.26
RWF4,471
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.72
IRR156,512
|
$6.16
RWF8,445
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
IRR35,759
|
$0.89
RWF1,225
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR33,901
|
$0.47
RWF646
|
|
pay 46.4% more for groceries
|
Iran
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
IRR20,951
|
$1.01
RWF1,382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.06
IRR86,705
|
$2.26
RWF3,094
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.72
IRR114,476
|
$2.66
RWF3,639
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
IRR50,705
|
$1.67
RWF2,285
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
IRR66,682
|
$2.19
RWF3,004
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
IRR19,619
|
$1.38
RWF1,887
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
IRR31,695
|
$0.52
RWF715
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,439
|
$0.86
RWF1,177
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IRR12,800
|
$0.48
RWF662
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,893
|
$0.22
RWF308
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,038
|
$0.33
RWF445
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Iran
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.50
IRR105,215
|
$4.48
RWF6,137
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.01
IRR463,292
|
$24.66
RWF33,780
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,948,367
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,315,727
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.96
IRR124,763
|
$12.33
RWF16,890
|
|
pay 81.4% more for housing
|
Iran
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.98
IRR504,250
|
$26.20
RWF35,891
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.20
IRR14,193,543
|
$489.52
RWF670,636
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
IRR9,736,159
|
$271.95
RWF372,575
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.31
IRR518,198
|
$30.04
RWF41,154
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
|
Iran
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$88.94
IRR3,743,674
|
$149.39
RWF204,668
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,004.45
IRR42,279,609
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,164,329
|
|
pay 68.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iran
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,250
|
$1.09
RWF1,490
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
IRR52,346
|
$2.22
RWF3,036
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.96
IRR82,616
|
$2.36
RWF3,229
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.71
IRR745,446
|
$31.83
RWF43,605
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.59
IRR66,817
|
$3.63
RWF4,968
|
|
pay 50.5% less for clothing
|
Iran
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,980
|
$16.68
RWF22,851
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,076
|
$21.76
RWF29,806
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,180
|
$26.59
RWF36,430
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.71
IRR2,765,898
|
$31.43
RWF43,053
|
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