Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 13.7% cheaper than Serbia.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 44.2% less for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD791
|
$3.26
RWF4,496
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD848
|
$6.16
RWF8,492
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD178
|
$0.89
RWF1,232
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD128
|
$0.47
RWF649
|
|
pay 2.3% less for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD78
|
$1.01
RWF1,390
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD441
|
$2.26
RWF3,111
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD537
|
$2.66
RWF3,659
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD265
|
$1.67
RWF2,298
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD325
|
$2.19
RWF3,021
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD53
|
$1.38
RWF1,898
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD84
|
$0.52
RWF719
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD71
|
$0.86
RWF1,183
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD90
|
$0.48
RWF666
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD51
|
$0.22
RWF310
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD48
|
$0.33
RWF448
|
|
pay 6.0% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD691
|
$4.48
RWF6,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,610
|
$24.66
RWF33,966
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,119,711
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,471,796
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD789
|
$12.33
RWF16,983
|
|
pay 2.5% less for housing
|
Serbia
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,571
|
$26.20
RWF36,089
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,197
|
$489.52
RWF674,332
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD26,948
|
$271.95
RWF374,629
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,636
|
$30.04
RWF41,381
|
|
pay 20.6% more for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,457
|
$149.39
RWF205,796
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD596,969
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,236,888
|
|
pay 9.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD225
|
$1.09
RWF1,499
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD186
|
$2.22
RWF3,053
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD422
|
$2.36
RWF3,247
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,861
|
$31.83
RWF43,845
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD502
|
$3.63
RWF4,995
|
|
pay 63.9% less for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,119
|
$16.68
RWF22,977
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,934
|
$21.76
RWF29,970
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,244
|
$26.59
RWF36,630
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,072
|
$31.43
RWF43,290
|
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