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
RWF4,531
|
$1.92
₫48,875
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,559
|
$4.34
₫110,484
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,242
|
$0.54
₫13,709
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF654
|
$0.33
₫8,277
|
|
pay 28.1% more for groceries
|
Rwanda
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,400
|
$0.90
₫22,970
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,135
|
$6.05
₫154,103
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,688
|
$5.46
₫139,017
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,316
|
$1.46
₫37,178
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,045
|
$1.55
₫39,378
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,912
|
$1.20
₫30,487
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF724
|
$0.43
₫10,847
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,193
|
$0.57
₫14,517
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF671
|
$0.45
₫11,368
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF312
|
$0.48
₫12,115
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF451
|
$0.48
₫12,271
|
|
pay 19.1% less for transportation
|
Rwanda
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,219
|
$3.47
₫88,264
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF34,234
|
$7.11
₫180,931
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,696,267
|
$35,423.92
₫901,716,197
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF17,117
|
$5.64
₫143,619
|
|
pay 24.3% less for housing
|
Rwanda
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF36,374
|
$8.68
₫221,032
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF679,648
|
$297.09
₫7,562,407
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF377,582
|
$207.27
₫5,276,044
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,707
|
$39.91
₫1,015,942
|
|
pay 33.7% more for childcare
|
Rwanda
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF207,419
|
$205.27
₫5,225,054
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,341,247
|
$12,496.31
₫318,093,654
|
|
pay 26.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rwanda
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,510
|
$0.88
₫22,308
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,077
|
$1.58
₫40,226
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,272
|
$1.27
₫32,220
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF44,191
|
$22.09
₫562,308
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF5,034
|
$3.38
₫85,992
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Rwanda
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF23,158
|
$28.00
₫712,666
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF30,207
|
$22.19
₫564,941
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,919
|
$79.50
₫2,023,552
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,632
|
$79.86
₫2,032,778
|
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