Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 5.5% cheaper than Turkey.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 19.0% less for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY237.84
|
$3.26
RWF4,496
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY237.88
|
$6.16
RWF8,492
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY40.41
|
$0.89
RWF1,232
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.56
|
$0.47
RWF649
|
|
pay 28.8% more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY34.94
|
$1.01
RWF1,390
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY171.09
|
$2.26
RWF3,111
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY108.47
|
$2.66
RWF3,659
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY48.13
|
$1.67
RWF2,298
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY82.53
|
$2.19
RWF3,021
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY12.73
|
$1.38
RWF1,898
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY30.04
|
$0.52
RWF719
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY14.32
|
$0.86
RWF1,183
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY17.55
|
$0.48
RWF666
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.53
|
$0.22
RWF310
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.32
|
$0.33
RWF448
|
|
pay 18.0% more for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY151.42
|
$4.48
RWF6,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY663.19
|
$24.66
RWF33,966
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,542,637.34
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,471,796
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY216.59
|
$12.33
RWF16,983
|
|
pay 22.6% more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY389.16
|
$26.20
RWF36,089
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY15,241.19
|
$489.52
RWF674,332
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY11,581.74
|
$271.95
RWF374,629
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,530.36
|
$30.04
RWF41,381
|
|
pay 12.0% less for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,063.47
|
$149.39
RWF205,796
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY237,247.65
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,236,888
|
|
pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY87.51
|
$1.09
RWF1,499
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY90.23
|
$2.22
RWF3,053
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY65.77
|
$2.36
RWF3,247
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,250.73
|
$31.83
RWF43,845
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY175.56
|
$3.63
RWF4,995
|
|
pay 58.8% less for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,471.12
|
$16.68
RWF22,977
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,402.40
|
$21.76
RWF29,970
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,041.94
|
$26.59
RWF36,630
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,560.40
|
$31.43
RWF43,290
|
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