Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 79.0% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 52.8% more for restaurants
|
Rwanda
|
El Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,496
|
$7.50
SVC65.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,492
|
$6.33
SVC55.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,232
|
$0.96
SVC8.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF649
|
$0.81
SVC7.09
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Rwanda
|
El Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,390
|
$2.12
SVC18.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,111
|
$3.24
SVC28.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,659
|
$6.95
SVC61.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,298
|
$2.80
SVC24.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,021
|
$2.68
SVC23.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,898
|
$1.44
SVC12.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF719
|
$0.77
SVC6.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,183
|
$1.17
SVC10.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF666
|
$1.22
SVC10.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF310
|
$0.99
SVC8.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF448
|
$0.98
SVC8.56
|
|
pay 35.7% more for transportation
|
Rwanda
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,171
|
$3.80
SVC33.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF33,966
|
$20.00
SVC175.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,471,796
|
$24,333.33
SVC213,555.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF16,983
|
$31.95
SVC280.42
|
|
pay 73.6% more for housing
|
Rwanda
|
El Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF36,089
|
$42.14
SVC369.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF674,332
|
$652.78
SVC5,728.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF374,629
|
$463.89
SVC4,071.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,381
|
$69.00
SVC605.59
|
|
pay 16.5% less for childcare
|
Rwanda
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF205,796
|
$160.29
SVC1,406.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,236,888
|
$5,740.67
SVC50,381.55
|
|
pay 44.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rwanda
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,499
|
$2.00
SVC17.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,053
|
$2.82
SVC24.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,247
|
$4.00
SVC35.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF43,845
|
$30.22
SVC265.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF4,995
|
$5.33
SVC46.81
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
|
Rwanda
|
El Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF22,977
|
$72.14
SVC633.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF29,970
|
$47.86
SVC420.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,630
|
$112.14
SVC984.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,290
|
$108.33
SVC950.76
|
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