Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 1.7% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 35.7% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
$3.58
RWF4,883
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
$6.57
RWF8,974
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
$0.77
RWF1,056
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
$0.52
RWF704
|
|
pay 32.0% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
$1.05
RWF1,437
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
$2.51
RWF3,431
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
$3.00
RWF4,102
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
$1.63
RWF2,221
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
$2.26
RWF3,086
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
$1.53
RWF2,087
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
$0.49
RWF664
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
$0.90
RWF1,227
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
$0.50
RWF682
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
$0.22
RWF306
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
$0.29
RWF397
|
|
pay 14.0% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
$4.70
RWF6,415
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
$20.49
RWF27,977
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
$22,032.66
RWF30,088,303
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
$11.60
RWF15,836
|
|
pay 24.5% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
$27.64
RWF37,742
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
$508.02
RWF693,765
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
$309.23
RWF422,292
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
$31.53
RWF43,057
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
$238.37
RWF325,517
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,988,422
|
|
pay 25.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
$1.16
RWF1,584
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
$2.22
RWF3,035
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
$1.93
RWF2,639
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
$30.92
RWF42,229
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
$3.09
RWF4,223
|
|
pay 62.9% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
$21.26
RWF29,033
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
$25.12
RWF34,311
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
$28.02
RWF38,270
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
$35.75
RWF48,828
|
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