Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 2.9 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 16.2% more for restaurants
|
Sri Lanka
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.86
LKR833.33
|
$3.26
RWF4,471
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
LKR1,977.38
|
$6.16
RWF8,445
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
LKR205.74
|
$0.89
RWF1,225
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
LKR102.40
|
$0.47
RWF646
|
|
pay 23.4% less for groceries
|
Sri Lanka
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LKR163.97
|
$1.01
RWF1,382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
LKR1,807.67
|
$2.26
RWF3,094
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
LKR1,836.66
|
$2.66
RWF3,639
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
LKR633.74
|
$1.67
RWF2,285
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
LKR667.06
|
$2.19
RWF3,004
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.04
LKR883.43
|
$1.38
RWF1,887
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR129.04
|
$0.52
RWF715
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.56
LKR745.58
|
$0.86
RWF1,177
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR145.30
|
$0.48
RWF662
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR140.27
|
$0.22
RWF308
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR128.81
|
$0.33
RWF445
|
|
pay 96.2% more for transportation
|
Sri Lanka
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,406.97
|
$4.48
RWF6,137
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.76
LKR3,130.85
|
$24.66
RWF33,780
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.81
LKR9,450,470.56
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,315,727
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.09
LKR898.30
|
$12.33
RWF16,890
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.80
LKR4,015.32
|
$26.20
RWF35,891
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.33
LKR47,525.81
|
$489.52
RWF670,636
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.34
LKR35,889.45
|
$271.95
RWF372,575
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.68
LKR8,927.69
|
$30.04
RWF41,154
|
|
pay 12.9 times more for childcare
|
Sri Lanka
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.94
LKR7,838.90
|
$149.39
RWF204,668
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$475.05
LKR138,228.37
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,164,329
|
|
pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sri Lanka
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
LKR582.62
|
$1.09
RWF1,490
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
LKR683.69
|
$2.22
RWF3,036
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
LKR2,591.78
|
$2.36
RWF3,229
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.75
LKR4,293.20
|
$31.83
RWF43,605
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
LKR939.26
|
$3.63
RWF4,968
|
|
pay 24.1% less for clothing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.58
LKR8,605.56
|
$16.68
RWF22,851
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.20
LKR5,587.51
|
$21.76
RWF29,806
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
LKR19,122.67
|
$26.59
RWF36,430
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.57
LKR9,767.39
|
$31.43
RWF43,053
|
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