Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 36.6% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 38.5% less for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$3.26
RWF4,496
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$6.16
RWF8,492
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$0.89
RWF1,232
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$0.47
RWF649
|
|
pay 55.3% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$1.01
RWF1,390
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$2.26
RWF3,111
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$2.66
RWF3,659
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$1.67
RWF2,298
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.19
RWF3,021
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$1.38
RWF1,898
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.52
RWF719
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$0.86
RWF1,183
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$0.48
RWF666
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.22
RWF310
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.33
RWF448
|
|
pay 24.6% less for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$4.48
RWF6,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.66
RWF33,966
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,471,796
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.33
RWF16,983
|
|
pay 33.6% less for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$26.20
RWF36,089
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$489.52
RWF674,332
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$271.95
RWF374,629
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$30.04
RWF41,381
|
|
pay 1.8% more for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$149.39
RWF205,796
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,236,888
|
|
pay 37.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$1.09
RWF1,499
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$2.22
RWF3,053
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.36
RWF3,247
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$31.83
RWF43,845
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$3.63
RWF4,995
|
|
pay 68.4% less for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$16.68
RWF22,977
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$21.76
RWF29,970
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$26.59
RWF36,630
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$31.43
RWF43,290
|
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