Cost of living comparison
Maryland is 3.4 times more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Maryland instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Maryland
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,760
|
$18.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,748
|
$9.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,029
|
$2.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF686
|
$2.20
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Maryland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,401
|
$3.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,345
|
$6.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,998
|
$4.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,165
|
$3.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF3,008
|
$4.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF2,034
|
$2.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF648
|
$0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,196
|
$2.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF665
|
$2.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF298
|
$1.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF387
|
$1.34
|
|
pay 96.5% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Maryland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,254
|
$3.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF27,272
|
$92.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF29,330,437
|
$27,251.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,437
|
$16.26
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Rwanda
|
Maryland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF36,792
|
$75.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF676,291
|
$1,838.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF411,655
|
$1,534.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF41,973
|
$152.37
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Maryland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF317,318
|
$1,587.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,636,080
|
$31,407.60
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Maryland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,544
|
$5.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,959
|
$4.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,573
|
$10.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF41,166
|
$72.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,117
|
$15.25
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Maryland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF28,301
|
$52.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF33,447
|
$33.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF37,306
|
$91.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF47,598
|
$124.73
|
|
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