Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 26.7% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Russia, you would:
pay 6.7% more for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB668.88
|
$3.58
RWF4,883
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB410.57
|
$6.57
RWF8,974
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB82.22
|
$0.77
RWF1,056
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB39.70
|
$0.52
RWF704
|
|
pay 28.0% more for groceries
|
Russia
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB47.52
|
$1.05
RWF1,437
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB383.64
|
$2.51
RWF3,431
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB312.95
|
$3.00
RWF4,102
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB118.51
|
$1.63
RWF2,221
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB168.18
|
$2.26
RWF3,086
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB54.88
|
$1.53
RWF2,087
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB54.56
|
$0.49
RWF664
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB72.93
|
$0.90
RWF1,227
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB88.06
|
$0.50
RWF682
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB21.48
|
$0.22
RWF306
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB21.34
|
$0.29
RWF397
|
|
pay 64.6% more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB215.72
|
$4.70
RWF6,415
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,860.48
|
$20.49
RWF27,977
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,817,182.76
|
$22,032.66
RWF30,088,303
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB431.51
|
$11.60
RWF15,836
|
|
pay 97.5% more for housing
|
Russia
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB611.12
|
$27.64
RWF37,742
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB30,949.34
|
$508.02
RWF693,765
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB21,230.66
|
$309.23
RWF422,292
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,646.76
|
$31.53
RWF43,057
|
|
pay 48.2% more for childcare
|
Russia
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB20,693.17
|
$238.37
RWF325,517
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB542,805.17
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,988,422
|
|
pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB146.19
|
$1.16
RWF1,584
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB167.57
|
$2.22
RWF3,035
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB214.00
|
$1.93
RWF2,639
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,830.44
|
$30.92
RWF42,229
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB407.89
|
$3.09
RWF4,223
|
|
pay 53.4% less for clothing
|
Russia
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,663.72
|
$21.26
RWF29,033
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,574.75
|
$25.12
RWF34,311
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB7,621.90
|
$28.02
RWF38,270
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,692.39
|
$35.75
RWF48,828
|
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