Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 44.1% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 57.2% less for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.65
UYU714.06
|
$3.26
RWF4,496
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU399.37
|
$6.16
RWF8,492
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU76.62
|
$0.89
RWF1,232
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU57.29
|
$0.47
RWF649
|
|
pay 38.4% less for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU97.18
|
$1.01
RWF1,390
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU265.66
|
$2.26
RWF3,111
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU166.03
|
$2.66
RWF3,659
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU150.02
|
$1.67
RWF2,298
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU164.25
|
$2.19
RWF3,021
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU50.16
|
$1.38
RWF1,898
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU46.82
|
$0.52
RWF719
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU25.27
|
$0.86
RWF1,183
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU50.64
|
$0.48
RWF666
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU33.82
|
$0.22
RWF310
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU33.21
|
$0.33
RWF448
|
|
pay 40.9% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU302.54
|
$4.48
RWF6,171
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU1,952.12
|
$24.66
RWF33,966
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,447,479.71
|
$20,668.41
RWF28,471,796
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU918.47
|
$12.33
RWF16,983
|
|
pay 39.1% less for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,638.08
|
$26.20
RWF36,089
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU25,908.55
|
$489.52
RWF674,332
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU19,072.25
|
$271.95
RWF374,629
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU3,919.01
|
$30.04
RWF41,381
|
|
pay 10.9% less for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU14,598.62
|
$149.39
RWF205,796
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU306,627.32
|
$9,609.00
RWF13,236,888
|
|
pay 51.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU140.43
|
$1.09
RWF1,499
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU162.77
|
$2.22
RWF3,053
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU208.91
|
$2.36
RWF3,247
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,190.04
|
$31.83
RWF43,845
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU408.92
|
$3.63
RWF4,995
|
|
pay 70.3% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,675.74
|
$16.68
RWF22,977
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU1,998.51
|
$21.76
RWF29,970
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,358.73
|
$26.59
RWF36,630
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,313.85
|
$31.43
RWF43,290
|
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