Cost of living comparison
Turks and Caicos Islands is 3.6 times more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
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Rwanda
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,472
|
$20.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,447
|
$12.50
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,226
|
$2.50
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF646
|
$2.25
|
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pay 4.8 times more for groceries
|
Rwanda
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Turks and Caicos Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,382
|
$3.94
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,094
|
$13.23
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,640
|
$19.94
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,286
|
$4.00
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,005
|
$6.80
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,888
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF715
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,177
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF662
|
$3.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF308
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF446
|
?? | |
pay 75.4% more for transportation
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Rwanda
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,138
|
$7.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF33,787
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,321,148
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF16,893
|
?? | |
pay 4.4 times more for housing
|
Rwanda
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF35,898
|
$106.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF670,764
|
$1,125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF372,647
|
$950.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,162
|
$229.41
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Rwanda
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF204,707
|
$500.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,166,849
|
$8,000.00
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Rwanda
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,491
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,036
|
$5.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,230
|
$7.00
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF43,613
|
$100.00
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF4,969
|
?? | |
pay 4.1 times more for clothing
|
Rwanda
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF22,856
|
$80.00
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF29,812
|
$60.00
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,437
|
$150.00
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,061
|
$100.00
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