Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 2.1 times more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Syria, you would:
pay 14.1% more for restaurants
|
Syria
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
$3.58
RWF4,883
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
$6.57
RWF8,974
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
$0.77
RWF1,056
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
$0.52
RWF704
|
|
pay 67.9% more for groceries
|
Syria
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
$1.05
RWF1,437
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
$2.51
RWF3,431
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
$3.00
RWF4,102
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
$1.63
RWF2,221
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
$2.26
RWF3,086
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
SYP913
|
$1.53
RWF2,087
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
$0.49
RWF664
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.28
SYP716
|
$0.90
RWF1,227
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
SYP593
|
$0.50
RWF682
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP509
|
$0.22
RWF306
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
SYP537
|
$0.29
RWF397
|
|
pay 31.8% more for transportation
|
Syria
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
$4.70
RWF6,415
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
$20.49
RWF27,977
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
$22,032.66
RWF30,088,303
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
$11.60
RWF15,836
|
|
pay 83.8% more for housing
|
Syria
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
$27.64
RWF37,742
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
$508.02
RWF693,765
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
$309.23
RWF422,292
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
$31.53
RWF43,057
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
|
Syria
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
$238.37
RWF325,517
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,988,422
|
|
pay 51.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
$1.16
RWF1,584
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
$2.22
RWF3,035
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
$1.93
RWF2,639
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
$30.92
RWF42,229
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
$3.09
RWF4,223
|
|
pay 13.5% less for clothing
|
Syria
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
$21.26
RWF29,033
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
$25.12
RWF34,311
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
$28.02
RWF38,270
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
$35.75
RWF48,828
|
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