Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 27.7% cheaper than Taiwan overall.
- Restaurants
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pay 5.6% less in Rwanda
- Groceries
-
pay 49.2% less in Rwanda
- Transportation
-
pay 4.1% less in Rwanda
- Housing
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pay 5.6% more in Rwanda
- Childcare
-
pay 51.0% less in Rwanda
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 32.9% less in Rwanda
- Clothing
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pay 56.8% less in Rwanda
Expenses including clothing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Rwanda.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 5.6% less for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Rwanda
|
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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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$17.84
|
$0.47
RWF676
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$74.06
|
$1.67
RWF2,392
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$93.85
|
$2.19
RWF3,145
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$51.81
|
$1.38
RWF1,975
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$23.36
|
$0.52
RWF748
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$32.06
|
$0.86
RWF1,232
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$37.04
|
$0.48
RWF693
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$35.32
|
$0.22
RWF322
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$27.98
|
$0.33
RWF466
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$273.31
|
$12.33
RWF17,679
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,579.11
|
$30.04
RWF43,076
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,009.42
|
$31.83
RWF45,642
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$271.54
|
$3.63
RWF5,200
|
|
pay 56.8% less for clothing
Taiwan
|
Rwanda
|
||
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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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$2,682.56
|
$31.43
RWF45,064
|
|
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