Cost of living comparison

 Portugal
compared to
 Rwanda
Rwanda vs. Portugal Cost of Living Summary
Rwanda vs. Portugal Cost Breakdown

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
€10.41
$3.26
RWF4,684
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.41
€7.73
$6.16
RWF8,848
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.67
€1.54
$0.89
RWF1,284

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pay 29.9% less for groceries

 
Portugal
Rwanda
Bread
1 loaf
$1.34
€1.24
$1.01
RWF1,448
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.06
€4.66
$2.26
RWF3,241
Milk (1 gallon) $3.79
€3.49
$2.66
RWF3,813

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pay 22.1% less for transportation

 
Portugal
Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.79
€6.24
$4.48
RWF6,430
Monthly public transit pass $37.96
€34.91
$24.66
RWF35,391
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,047.67
€28,550.91
$20,668.41
RWF29,666,356

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pay 52.6% less for housing

 
Portugal
Rwanda
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$40.33
€37.09
$26.20
RWF37,603
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $900.66
€828.23
$489.52
RWF702,624
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $732.72
€673.80
$271.95
RWF390,347

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pay 35.8% less for childcare

 
Portugal
Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $455.47
€418.84
$149.39
RWF214,430
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,051.70
€9,243.38
$9,609.00
RWF13,792,253

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pay 33.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Portugal
Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.23
€2.05
$1.09
RWF1,561
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.85
€1.70
$2.22
RWF3,181
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.67
€5.21
$2.36
RWF3,383

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pay 61.9% less for clothing

 
Portugal
Rwanda
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$77.92
€71.65
$16.68
RWF23,941
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$33.75
€31.03
$21.76
RWF31,228
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$80.24
€73.79
$26.59
RWF38,167

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