Cost of living comparison

 Taiwan
compared to
 Rwanda
Rwanda vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary
Rwanda vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rwanda instead of Taiwan, you would:

pay 5.6% less for restaurants

 
Taiwan
Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.21
NT$122.99
$3.26
RWF4,680
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.80
NT$140.39
$6.16
RWF8,840
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.95
NT$27.72
$0.89
RWF1,283

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pay 49.2% less for groceries

 
Taiwan
Rwanda
Bread
1 loaf
$1.76
NT$51.51
$1.01
RWF1,446
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.11
NT$207.97
$2.26
RWF3,238
Milk (1 gallon) $11.33
NT$331.27
$2.66
RWF3,809

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pay 4.1% less for transportation

 
Taiwan
Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.59
NT$104.97
$4.48
RWF6,424
Monthly public transit pass $37.87
NT$1,107.40
$24.66
RWF35,358
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,524.98
NT$980,334.09
$20,668.41
RWF29,638,506

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pay 5.6% more for housing

 
Taiwan
Rwanda
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$18.76
NT$548.63
$26.20
RWF37,568
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $386.89
NT$11,313.50
$489.52
RWF701,965
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $269.95
NT$7,893.82
$271.95
RWF389,980

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pay 51.0% less for childcare

 
Taiwan
Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $472.11
NT$13,805.35
$149.39
RWF214,229
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,471.45
NT$423,172.63
$9,609.00
RWF13,779,305

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pay 32.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Taiwan
Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.82
NT$53.24
$1.09
RWF1,560
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.59
NT$75.75
$2.22
RWF3,178
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.00
NT$116.88
$2.36
RWF3,380

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pay 56.8% less for clothing

 
Taiwan
Rwanda
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$63.92
NT$1,869.25
$16.68
RWF23,919
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$28.11
NT$822.03
$21.76
RWF31,198
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$76.13
NT$2,226.16
$26.59
RWF38,131

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