Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 2.3 times more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Rwanda
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,531
|
$9.75
CRC4,898.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,559
|
$9.08
CRC4,563.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,242
|
$2.01
CRC1,010.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF654
|
$1.49
CRC749.53
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Rwanda
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,400
|
$2.53
CRC1,272.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,135
|
$3.76
CRC1,890.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,688
|
$6.98
CRC3,505.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,316
|
$3.21
CRC1,614.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,045
|
$3.97
CRC1,995.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,912
|
$1.79
CRC899.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF724
|
$0.62
CRC310.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,193
|
$1.22
CRC611.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF671
|
$1.22
CRC613.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF312
|
$1.09
CRC549.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF451
|
$1.11
CRC559.66
|
|
pay 55.1% more for transportation
|
Rwanda
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,219
|
$5.63
CRC2,827.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF34,234
|
$49.00
CRC24,622.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,696,267
|
$35,063.37
CRC17,619,910.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF17,117
|
$15.62
CRC7,850.42
|
|
pay 93.1% more for housing
|
Rwanda
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF36,374
|
$48.50
CRC24,372.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF679,648
|
$778.04
CRC390,976.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF377,582
|
$547.50
CRC275,129.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,707
|
$68.26
CRC34,300.61
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Rwanda
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF207,419
|
$519.07
CRC260,839.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,341,247
|
$10,987.74
CRC5,521,518.53
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Rwanda
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,510
|
$2.73
CRC1,370.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,077
|
$3.65
CRC1,836.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,272
|
$4.58
CRC2,302.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF44,191
|
$59.46
CRC29,879.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF5,034
|
$8.63
CRC4,334.66
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
|
Rwanda
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF23,158
|
$65.32
CRC32,826.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF30,207
|
$44.54
CRC22,382.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,919
|
$110.39
CRC55,470.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,632
|
$97.22
CRC48,853.04
|
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