Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 8.9% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 35.4% less for restaurants
|
Rwanda
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,496
|
$1.92
₫48,751
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,492
|
$4.34
₫110,204
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,232
|
$0.54
₫13,674
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF649
|
$0.33
₫8,256
|
|
pay 28.1% more for groceries
|
Rwanda
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,390
|
$0.90
₫22,912
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,111
|
$6.05
₫153,712
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,659
|
$5.46
₫138,664
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,298
|
$1.46
₫37,083
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,021
|
$1.55
₫39,278
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,898
|
$1.20
₫30,410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF719
|
$0.43
₫10,819
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,183
|
$0.57
₫14,480
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF666
|
$0.45
₫11,339
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF310
|
$0.48
₫12,084
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF448
|
$0.48
₫12,240
|
|
pay 19.1% less for transportation
|
Rwanda
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,171
|
$3.47
₫88,040
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF33,966
|
$7.11
₫180,471
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,471,796
|
$35,423.92
₫899,426,705
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF16,983
|
$5.64
₫143,254
|
|
pay 24.3% less for housing
|
Rwanda
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF36,089
|
$8.68
₫220,471
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF674,332
|
$297.09
₫7,543,206
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF374,629
|
$207.27
₫5,262,648
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,381
|
$39.91
₫1,013,362
|
|
pay 33.7% more for childcare
|
Rwanda
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF205,796
|
$205.27
₫5,211,787
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,236,888
|
$12,496.31
₫317,286,002
|
|
pay 26.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rwanda
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,499
|
$0.88
₫22,251
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,053
|
$1.58
₫40,124
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,247
|
$1.27
₫32,138
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF43,845
|
$22.09
₫560,880
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF4,995
|
$3.38
₫85,773
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Rwanda
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF22,977
|
$28.00
₫710,857
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF29,970
|
$22.19
₫563,506
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,630
|
$79.50
₫2,018,415
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,290
|
$79.86
₫2,027,617
|
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