Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 11.5% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 16.2% less for restaurants
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Kazakhstan
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.27
KZT4,326.01
|
$3.26
RWF4,531
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
KZT3,158.32
|
$6.16
RWF8,559
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
KZT476.75
|
$0.89
RWF1,242
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KZT257.80
|
$0.47
RWF654
|
|
pay 18.6% more for groceries
|
Kazakhstan
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
KZT206.86
|
$1.01
RWF1,400
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
KZT2,372.86
|
$2.26
RWF3,135
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
KZT2,119.82
|
$2.66
RWF3,688
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
KZT797.09
|
$1.67
RWF2,316
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
KZT1,089.89
|
$2.19
RWF3,045
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT306.00
|
$1.38
RWF1,912
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
KZT432.33
|
$0.52
RWF724
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
KZT447.46
|
$0.86
RWF1,193
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
KZT430.94
|
$0.48
RWF671
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT119.13
|
$0.22
RWF312
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT104.57
|
$0.33
RWF451
|
|
pay 82.2% more for transportation
|
Kazakhstan
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.84
KZT963.66
|
$4.48
RWF6,219
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.74
KZT7,710.95
|
$24.66
RWF34,234
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,631.50
KZT11,314,892.92
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,696,267
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
KZT2,894.25
|
$12.33
RWF17,117
|
|
pay 40.0% more for housing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.58
KZT6,056.60
|
$26.20
RWF36,374
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.54
KZT180,740.65
|
$489.52
RWF679,648
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$248.07
KZT129,759.10
|
$271.95
RWF377,582
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.43
KZT19,056.96
|
$30.04
RWF41,707
|
|
pay 22.3% more for childcare
|
Kazakhstan
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.89
KZT107,174.15
|
$149.39
RWF207,419
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,596.30
KZT2,927,285.56
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,341,247
|
|
pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kazakhstan
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
KZT624.17
|
$1.09
RWF1,510
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
KZT1,030.85
|
$2.22
RWF3,077
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
KZT1,011.70
|
$2.36
RWF3,272
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.19
KZT19,451.57
|
$31.83
RWF44,191
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
KZT2,334.41
|
$3.63
RWF5,034
|
|
pay 65.0% less for clothing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
KZT37,075.97
|
$16.68
RWF23,158
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.23
KZT22,613.11
|
$21.76
RWF30,207
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.08
KZT50,780.17
|
$26.59
RWF36,919
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
KZT42,201.97
|
$31.43
RWF43,632
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