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
RWF4,531
|
$7.50
SVC65.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,559
|
$6.33
SVC55.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,242
|
$0.96
SVC8.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF654
|
$0.81
SVC7.04
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Rwanda
|
El Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,400
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,135
|
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,688
|
$6.95
SVC60.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,316
|
$2.80
SVC24.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,045
|
$2.68
SVC23.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,912
|
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF724
|
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,193
|
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF671
|
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF312
|
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF451
|
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
|
pay 35.7% more for transportation
|
Rwanda
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,219
|
$3.80
SVC33.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF34,234
|
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,696,267
|
$24,333.33
SVC212,069.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF17,117
|
$31.95
SVC278.46
|
|
pay 73.6% more for housing
|
Rwanda
|
El Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF36,374
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF679,648
|
$652.78
SVC5,689.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF377,582
|
$463.89
SVC4,042.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,707
|
$69.00
SVC601.38
|
|
pay 16.5% less for childcare
|
Rwanda
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF207,419
|
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,341,247
|
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
|
pay 44.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rwanda
|
El Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,510
|
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,077
|
$2.82
SVC24.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,272
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF44,191
|
$30.22
SVC263.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF5,034
|
$5.33
SVC46.48
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
|
Rwanda
|
El Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF23,158
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF30,207
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,919
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,632
|
$108.33
SVC944.15
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