Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 13.8% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 23.3% more for restaurants
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Thailand
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB79.60
|
$3.26
RWF4,531
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB205.40
|
$6.16
RWF8,559
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.04
|
$0.89
RWF1,242
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB12.95
|
$0.47
RWF654
|
|
pay 20.4% less for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB47.74
|
$1.01
RWF1,400
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB278.48
|
$2.26
RWF3,135
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB228.06
|
$2.66
RWF3,688
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB69.82
|
$1.67
RWF2,316
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB44.03
|
$2.19
RWF3,045
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB42.00
|
$1.38
RWF1,912
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.76
|
$0.52
RWF724
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB27.81
|
$0.86
RWF1,193
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.47
|
$0.48
RWF671
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.62
|
$0.22
RWF312
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.27
|
$0.33
RWF451
|
|
pay 2.4% less for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.42
|
$4.48
RWF6,219
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB867.74
|
$24.66
RWF34,234
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,070,043.76
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,696,267
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB329.79
|
$12.33
RWF17,117
|
|
pay 13.4% more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB584.61
|
$26.20
RWF36,374
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,279.64
|
$489.52
RWF679,648
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,684.69
|
$271.95
RWF377,582
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,882.46
|
$30.04
RWF41,707
|
|
pay 31.7% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,656.90
|
$149.39
RWF207,419
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB352,928.83
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,341,247
|
|
pay 28.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB75.05
|
$1.09
RWF1,510
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB64.81
|
$2.22
RWF3,077
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB131.26
|
$2.36
RWF3,272
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,664.70
|
$31.83
RWF44,191
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB184.95
|
$3.63
RWF5,034
|
|
pay 50.7% less for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,317.59
|
$16.68
RWF23,158
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,001.74
|
$21.76
RWF30,207
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,824.39
|
$26.59
RWF36,919
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,236.63
|
$31.43
RWF43,632
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