Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 11.8% cheaper than Romania.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Romania, you would:
pay 44.9% less for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON40.44
|
$3.26
RWF4,496
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON29.89
|
$6.16
RWF8,492
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON8.11
|
$0.89
RWF1,232
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.75
|
$0.47
RWF649
|
|
pay 5.3% less for groceries
|
Romania
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON5.09
|
$1.01
RWF1,390
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON17.91
|
$2.26
RWF3,111
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON25.79
|
$2.66
RWF3,659
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.37
|
$1.67
RWF2,298
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.76
|
$2.19
RWF3,021
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.24
|
$1.38
RWF1,898
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.10
|
$0.52
RWF719
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.06
|
$0.86
RWF1,183
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON4.01
|
$0.48
RWF666
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.78
|
$0.22
RWF310
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.94
|
$0.33
RWF448
|
|
pay 18.3% more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON26.67
|
$4.48
RWF6,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON97.95
|
$24.66
RWF33,966
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON118,881.92
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,471,796
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON30.22
|
$12.33
RWF16,983
|
|
pay 43.6% more for housing
|
Romania
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON39.92
|
$26.20
RWF36,089
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,719.69
|
$489.52
RWF674,332
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,260.93
|
$271.95
RWF374,629
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON507.32
|
$30.04
RWF41,381
|
|
pay 5.2% less for childcare
|
Romania
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,916.62
|
$149.39
RWF205,796
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON29,693.81
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,236,888
|
|
pay 31.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.52
|
$1.09
RWF1,499
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.41
|
$2.22
RWF3,053
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON25.04
|
$2.36
RWF3,247
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON176.73
|
$31.83
RWF43,845
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON29.24
|
$3.63
RWF4,995
|
|
pay 57.9% less for clothing
|
Romania
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON272.50
|
$16.68
RWF22,977
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON164.91
|
$21.76
RWF29,970
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON329.61
|
$26.59
RWF36,630
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON380.52
|
$31.43
RWF43,290
|
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