Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 20.5% cheaper than Mali overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 14.5% less in Rwanda
- Groceries
-
pay 38.6% less in Rwanda
- Transportation
-
pay 18.3% less in Rwanda
- Housing
-
pay 36.5% less in Rwanda
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 5.3% more in Rwanda
Expenses including groceries, housing, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Rwanda.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Mali, you would:
pay 14.5% less for restaurants
|
Mali
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA3,734
|
$3.26
RWF4,690
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA3,577
|
$6.16
RWF8,858
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA430
|
$0.89
RWF1,285
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA323
|
$0.47
RWF677
|
|
pay 38.6% less for groceries
|
Mali
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA614
|
$1.01
RWF1,450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.26
RWF3,245
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,270
|
$2.66
RWF3,817
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,741
|
$1.67
RWF2,397
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,341
|
$2.19
RWF3,151
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.38
RWF1,980
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA278
|
$0.52
RWF750
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA557
|
$0.86
RWF1,234
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA557
|
$0.48
RWF695
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.22
RWF323
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA418
|
$0.33
RWF467
|
|
pay 18.3% less for transportation
|
Mali
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,054
|
$4.48
RWF6,437
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.66
RWF35,434
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,668.41
RWF29,702,033
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.33
RWF17,717
|
|
pay 36.5% less for housing
|
Mali
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA22,982
|
$26.20
RWF37,649
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$489.52
RWF703,469
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$271.95
RWF390,816
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$30.04
RWF43,169
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mali
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$149.39
RWF214,688
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,609.00
RWF13,808,840
|
pay 5.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mali
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,329
|
$1.09
RWF1,563
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,052
|
$2.22
RWF3,184
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA520
|
$2.36
RWF3,387
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA37,543
|
$31.83
RWF45,740
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,159
|
$3.63
RWF5,211
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mali
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$16.68
RWF23,970
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$21.76
RWF31,265
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$26.59
RWF38,213
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$31.43
RWF45,161
|
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