Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 2.3 times more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Rwanda
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,531
|
$11.92
SEK131.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,559
|
$9.45
SEK104.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,242
|
$2.04
SEK22.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF654
|
$1.93
SEK21.27
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Rwanda
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,400
|
$2.49
SEK27.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,135
|
$5.18
SEK57.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,688
|
$5.43
SEK59.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,316
|
$3.74
SEK41.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,045
|
$4.68
SEK51.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,912
|
$1.19
SEK13.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF724
|
$1.06
SEK11.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,193
|
$1.13
SEK12.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF671
|
$1.73
SEK19.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF312
|
$0.67
SEK7.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF451
|
$0.70
SEK7.74
|
|
pay 82.1% more for transportation
|
Rwanda
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,219
|
$6.64
SEK73.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF34,234
|
$68.10
SEK751.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,696,267
|
$26,850.74
SEK296,233.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF17,117
|
$21.47
SEK236.82
|
|
pay 94.2% more for housing
|
Rwanda
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF36,374
|
$30.29
SEK334.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF679,648
|
$821.73
SEK9,065.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF377,582
|
$641.62
SEK7,078.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,707
|
$77.37
SEK853.62
|
|
pay 42.8% less for childcare
|
Rwanda
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF207,419
|
$122.27
SEK1,349.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,341,247
|
$3,135.75
SEK34,595.46
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Rwanda
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,510
|
$6.64
SEK73.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,077
|
$3.78
SEK41.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,272
|
$6.41
SEK70.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF44,191
|
$38.70
SEK426.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF5,034
|
$14.24
SEK157.07
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
|
Rwanda
|
Sweden
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF23,158
|
$79.10
SEK872.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF30,207
|
$35.56
SEK392.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,919
|
$84.42
SEK931.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,632
|
$125.14
SEK1,380.61
|
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