Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 5.5% cheaper than Mongolia.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 3.0% less for restaurants
|
Mongolia
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
$3.26
RWF4,496
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
$6.16
RWF8,492
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
$0.89
RWF1,232
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
$0.47
RWF649
|
|
pay 34.7% less for groceries
|
Mongolia
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
$1.01
RWF1,390
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
$2.26
RWF3,111
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
$2.66
RWF3,659
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
$1.67
RWF2,298
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
$2.19
RWF3,021
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
$1.38
RWF1,898
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
$0.52
RWF719
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
$0.86
RWF1,183
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
$0.48
RWF666
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
$0.22
RWF310
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
$0.33
RWF448
|
|
pay 79.4% more for transportation
|
Mongolia
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
$4.48
RWF6,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
$24.66
RWF33,966
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,471,796
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
$12.33
RWF16,983
|
|
pay 4.8% less for housing
|
Mongolia
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
$26.20
RWF36,089
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
$489.52
RWF674,332
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
$271.95
RWF374,629
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
$30.04
RWF41,381
|
|
pay 11.3% more for childcare
|
Mongolia
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
$149.39
RWF205,796
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,236,888
|
|
pay 16.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mongolia
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$1.09
RWF1,499
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
$2.22
RWF3,053
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$2.36
RWF3,247
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
$31.83
RWF43,845
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
$3.63
RWF4,995
|
|
pay 69.9% less for clothing
|
Mongolia
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
$16.68
RWF22,977
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
$21.76
RWF29,970
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
$26.59
RWF36,630
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
$31.43
RWF43,290
|
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