Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 3.3 times more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
|
Rwanda
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,472
|
$19.40
ISK2,691
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,447
|
$16.94
ISK2,350
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,226
|
$2.81
ISK390
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF646
|
$2.02
ISK280
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Rwanda
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,382
|
$2.95
ISK410
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,094
|
$7.27
ISK1,008
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,640
|
$6.01
ISK833
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,286
|
$5.42
ISK752
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,005
|
$8.51
ISK1,180
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,888
|
$1.22
ISK170
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF715
|
$1.03
ISK142
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,177
|
$1.17
ISK162
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF662
|
$1.87
ISK260
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF308
|
$1.23
ISK171
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF446
|
$0.78
ISK109
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Rwanda
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,138
|
$8.36
ISK1,160
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF33,787
|
$71.28
ISK9,888
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,321,148
|
$40,660.66
ISK5,640,447
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF16,893
|
$22.04
ISK3,057
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Rwanda
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF35,898
|
$72.17
ISK10,012
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF670,764
|
$1,838.04
ISK254,973
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF372,647
|
$1,497.77
ISK207,771
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,162
|
$58.01
ISK8,048
|
|
pay 17.6% more for childcare
|
Rwanda
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF204,707
|
$258.16
ISK35,813
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,166,849
|
$5,993.99
ISK831,487
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Rwanda
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,491
|
$9.19
ISK1,275
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,036
|
$4.65
ISK645
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,230
|
$11.76
ISK1,631
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF43,613
|
$61.46
ISK8,526
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF4,969
|
$14.35
ISK1,990
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for clothing
|
Rwanda
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF22,856
|
$111.23
ISK15,430
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF29,812
|
$59.69
ISK8,280
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,437
|
$148.00
ISK20,530
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,061
|
$184.49
ISK25,593
|
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