Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 40.9% cheaper than Portugal overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 51.2% less in Rwanda
- Groceries
-
pay 29.9% less in Rwanda
- Transportation
-
pay 22.1% less in Rwanda
- Housing
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pay 52.6% less in Rwanda
- Childcare
-
pay 35.8% less in Rwanda
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 33.1% less in Rwanda
- Clothing
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pay 61.9% less in Rwanda
Expenses including clothing, housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Rwanda.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 51.2% less for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.32
€10.45
|
$3.26
RWF4,600
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
€7.76
|
$6.16
RWF8,690
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.54
|
$0.89
RWF1,261
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.10
|
$0.47
RWF664
|
|
pay 29.9% less for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.24
|
$1.01
RWF1,422
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
€4.68
|
$2.26
RWF3,183
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
€3.50
|
$2.66
RWF3,745
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.66
|
$1.67
RWF2,351
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€3.00
|
$2.19
RWF3,091
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.91
|
$1.38
RWF1,942
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.52
RWF735
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.86
RWF1,211
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$0.48
RWF681
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.22
RWF317
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.33
RWF458
|
|
pay 22.1% less for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.27
|
$4.48
RWF6,315
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.96
€35.05
|
$24.66
RWF34,759
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,047.67
€28,662.93
|
$20,668.41
RWF29,135,839
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.80
€9.97
|
$12.33
RWF17,379
|
|
pay 52.6% less for housing
|
Portugal
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.33
€37.24
|
$26.20
RWF36,931
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.66
€831.48
|
$489.52
RWF690,059
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$732.72
€676.44
|
$271.95
RWF383,366
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.05
€84.05
|
$30.04
RWF42,346
|
|
pay 35.8% less for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$455.47
€420.49
|
$149.39
RWF210,596
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,051.70
€9,279.64
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,545,609
|
|
pay 33.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
€2.06
|
$1.09
RWF1,533
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.70
|
$2.22
RWF3,124
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
€5.23
|
$2.36
RWF3,323
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.99
€37.84
|
$31.83
RWF44,868
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.85
€7.25
|
$3.63
RWF5,112
|
|
pay 61.9% less for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.92
€71.93
|
$16.68
RWF23,513
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
€31.15
|
$21.76
RWF30,669
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.24
€74.08
|
$26.59
RWF37,485
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.85
€86.64
|
$31.43
RWF44,300
|
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