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
TRY243.20
|
$3.26
RWF4,531
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY243.23
|
$6.16
RWF8,559
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY41.32
|
$0.89
RWF1,242
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.89
|
$0.47
RWF654
|
|
pay 28.8% more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY35.73
|
$1.01
RWF1,400
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY174.94
|
$2.26
RWF3,135
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY110.91
|
$2.66
RWF3,688
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY49.21
|
$1.67
RWF2,316
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY84.39
|
$2.19
RWF3,045
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY13.02
|
$1.38
RWF1,912
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY30.72
|
$0.52
RWF724
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY14.64
|
$0.86
RWF1,193
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY17.94
|
$0.48
RWF671
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.72
|
$0.22
RWF312
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.49
|
$0.33
RWF451
|
|
pay 18.0% more for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY154.83
|
$4.48
RWF6,219
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY678.12
|
$24.66
RWF34,234
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,577,358.93
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,696,267
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY221.47
|
$12.33
RWF17,117
|
|
pay 22.6% more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY397.91
|
$26.20
RWF36,374
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY15,584.24
|
$489.52
RWF679,648
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY11,842.42
|
$271.95
RWF377,582
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,564.81
|
$30.04
RWF41,707
|
|
pay 12.0% less for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,380.01
|
$149.39
RWF207,419
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY242,587.60
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,341,247
|
|
pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY89.48
|
$1.09
RWF1,510
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY92.26
|
$2.22
RWF3,077
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY67.25
|
$2.36
RWF3,272
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,278.88
|
$31.83
RWF44,191
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY179.52
|
$3.63
RWF5,034
|
|
pay 58.8% less for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,504.23
|
$16.68
RWF23,158
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,433.96
|
$21.76
RWF30,207
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,110.41
|
$26.59
RWF36,919
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,618.03
|
$31.43
RWF43,632
|
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