Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 25.0% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 23.2% less for restaurants
|
Macedonia
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
MKD304.70
|
$3.26
RWF4,496
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.44
MKD259.22
|
$6.16
RWF8,492
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
MKD86.17
|
$0.89
RWF1,232
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
MKD60.99
|
$0.47
RWF649
|
|
pay 13.3% more for groceries
|
Macedonia
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD39.21
|
$1.01
RWF1,390
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
MKD203.83
|
$2.26
RWF3,111
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MKD263.26
|
$2.66
RWF3,659
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
MKD120.66
|
$1.67
RWF2,298
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
MKD164.08
|
$2.19
RWF3,021
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD23.19
|
$1.38
RWF1,898
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD34.16
|
$0.52
RWF719
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
MKD29.30
|
$0.86
RWF1,183
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
MKD38.99
|
$0.48
RWF666
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.57
|
$0.22
RWF310
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MKD25.34
|
$0.33
RWF448
|
|
pay 19.7% more for transportation
|
Macedonia
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.31
MKD310.06
|
$4.48
RWF6,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.47
MKD1,429.85
|
$24.66
RWF33,966
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,527.06
MKD1,783,627.89
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,471,796
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.46
MKD319.20
|
$12.33
RWF16,983
|
|
pay 35.3% more for housing
|
Macedonia
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.42
MKD959.57
|
$26.20
RWF36,089
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.32
MKD14,216.89
|
$489.52
RWF674,332
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.36
MKD10,538.05
|
$271.95
RWF374,629
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.51
MKD5,930.72
|
$30.04
RWF41,381
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Macedonia
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.27
MKD13,161.98
|
$149.39
RWF205,796
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,883.00
MKD110,019.48
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,236,888
|
|
pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Macedonia
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
MKD104.17
|
$1.09
RWF1,499
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
MKD91.23
|
$2.22
RWF3,053
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
MKD160.11
|
$2.36
RWF3,247
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.10
MKD1,466.30
|
$31.83
RWF43,845
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.74
MKD277.09
|
$3.63
RWF4,995
|
|
pay 56.7% less for clothing
|
Macedonia
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
MKD2,928.64
|
$16.68
RWF22,977
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.45
MKD1,954.28
|
$21.76
RWF29,970
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.27
MKD4,222.85
|
$26.59
RWF36,630
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.74
MKD4,834.12
|
$31.43
RWF43,290
|
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