Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 47.0% cheaper than Timor-Leste overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 45.7% less in Rwanda
- Groceries
-
pay 41.3% less in Rwanda
- Transportation
-
pay 44.5% less in Rwanda
- Housing
-
pay 63.8% less in Rwanda
- Childcare
-
pay 36.4% less in Rwanda
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 39.9% less in Rwanda
- Clothing
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pay 57.7% less in Rwanda
Expenses including housing, clothing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Rwanda.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
pay 45.7% less for restaurants
|
Timor-Leste
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$3.26
RWF4,694
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$6.16
RWF8,866
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$0.89
RWF1,286
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
|
$0.47
RWF678
|
|
pay 41.3% less for groceries
|
Timor-Leste
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
|
$1.01
RWF1,451
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.00
|
$2.26
RWF3,248
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.27
|
$2.66
RWF3,821
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
|
$1.67
RWF2,399
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
|
$2.19
RWF3,154
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$1.38
RWF1,981
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
|
$0.52
RWF750
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
|
$0.86
RWF1,235
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
|
$0.48
RWF695
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
|
$0.22
RWF323
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.33
RWF468
|
|
pay 44.5% less for transportation
|
Timor-Leste
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
|
$4.48
RWF6,443
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.66
RWF35,465
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,668.41
RWF29,727,745
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
|
$12.33
RWF17,732
|
|
pay 63.8% less for housing
|
Timor-Leste
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$26.20
RWF37,681
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.00
|
$489.52
RWF704,078
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$875.00
|
$271.95
RWF391,155
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.96
|
$30.04
RWF43,206
|
|
pay 36.4% less for childcare
|
Timor-Leste
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.00
|
$149.39
RWF214,874
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,000.00
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,820,794
|
|
pay 39.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Timor-Leste
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$1.09
RWF1,565
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
|
$2.22
RWF3,187
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
|
$2.36
RWF3,390
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
|
$31.83
RWF45,780
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
|
$3.63
RWF5,215
|
|
pay 57.7% less for clothing
|
Timor-Leste
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
|
$16.68
RWF23,991
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$21.76
RWF31,292
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.33
|
$26.59
RWF38,246
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$31.43
RWF45,200
|
|
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