Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 42.3% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 12.1% more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH228.23
|
$3.58
RWF4,883
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH208.17
|
$6.57
RWF8,974
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH25.00
|
$0.77
RWF1,056
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.94
|
$0.52
RWF704
|
|
pay 39.5% more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.41
|
$1.05
RWF1,437
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH157.46
|
$2.51
RWF3,431
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH150.94
|
$3.00
RWF4,102
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH70.93
|
$1.63
RWF2,221
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH70.81
|
$2.26
RWF3,086
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.07
|
$1.53
RWF2,087
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.48
|
$0.49
RWF664
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.82
|
$0.90
RWF1,227
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH34.08
|
$0.50
RWF682
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.80
|
$0.22
RWF306
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.61
|
$0.29
RWF397
|
|
pay 68.3% more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH209.64
|
$4.70
RWF6,415
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH418.49
|
$20.49
RWF27,977
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,110,997.31
|
$22,032.66
RWF30,088,303
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH161.27
|
$11.60
RWF15,836
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH229.45
|
$27.64
RWF37,742
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,577.26
|
$508.02
RWF693,765
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,822.22
|
$309.23
RWF422,292
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,471.51
|
$31.53
RWF43,057
|
|
pay 72.4% more for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,946.49
|
$238.37
RWF325,517
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH171,978.27
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,988,422
|
|
pay 28.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH42.21
|
$1.16
RWF1,584
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH45.15
|
$2.22
RWF3,035
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH87.47
|
$1.93
RWF2,639
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH856.49
|
$30.92
RWF42,229
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH152.21
|
$3.09
RWF4,223
|
|
pay 48.1% less for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,959.60
|
$21.26
RWF29,033
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,281.30
|
$25.12
RWF34,311
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,968.26
|
$28.02
RWF38,270
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,446.61
|
$35.75
RWF48,828
|
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