Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 40.1% more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 69.6% more for restaurants
|
Nigeria
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.61
NGN4,041.36
|
$3.26
RWF4,472
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.61
NGN8,679.44
|
$6.16
RWF8,447
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
NGN588.71
|
$0.89
RWF1,226
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
NGN350.28
|
$0.47
RWF646
|
|
pay 29.6% less for groceries
|
Nigeria
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
NGN1,962.20
|
$1.01
RWF1,382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
NGN3,891.89
|
$2.26
RWF3,094
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.86
NGN15,262.59
|
$2.66
RWF3,640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
NGN2,900.97
|
$1.67
RWF2,286
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
NGN3,150.84
|
$2.19
RWF3,005
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
NGN2,706.63
|
$1.38
RWF1,888
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
NGN1,397.59
|
$0.52
RWF715
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
NGN1,134.39
|
$0.86
RWF1,177
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
NGN1,219.68
|
$0.48
RWF662
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
NGN1,266.29
|
$0.22
RWF308
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
NGN1,291.87
|
$0.33
RWF446
|
|
pay 18.9% more for transportation
|
Nigeria
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.41
NGN3,729.32
|
$4.48
RWF6,138
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.26
NGN56,127.34
|
$24.66
RWF33,787
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,757.94
NGN25,943,134.85
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,321,148
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.54
NGN19,409.47
|
$12.33
RWF16,893
|
|
pay 5.5% less for housing
|
Nigeria
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.99
NGN46,434.62
|
$26.20
RWF35,898
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.80
NGN1,132,907.70
|
$489.52
RWF670,764
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$456.14
NGN706,159.49
|
$271.95
RWF372,647
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.28
NGN28,302.11
|
$30.04
RWF41,162
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Nigeria
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$85.98
NGN133,110.26
|
$149.39
RWF204,707
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,787.42
NGN2,767,129.87
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,166,849
|
|
pay 3.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nigeria
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
NGN1,401.65
|
$1.09
RWF1,491
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
NGN3,151.59
|
$2.22
RWF3,036
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
NGN2,476.08
|
$2.36
RWF3,230
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.79
NGN56,957.18
|
$31.83
RWF43,613
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
NGN10,011.47
|
$3.63
RWF4,969
|
|
pay 32.4% less for clothing
|
Nigeria
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.81
NGN27,577.25
|
$16.68
RWF22,856
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.83
NGN44,638.63
|
$21.76
RWF29,812
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.22
NGN88,579.44
|
$26.59
RWF36,437
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.36
NGN88,804.88
|
$31.43
RWF43,061
|
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