Rwanda is 26.0% more expensive than Vietnam.

If you lived in Rwanda instead of Vietnam, you would:

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pay 55.8% more for restaurants

 
Vietnam
Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.92
₫48,751
$3.26
RWF4,496
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.34
₫110,204
$6.16
RWF8,492
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.54
₫13,674
$0.89
RWF1,232

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pay 3.2% less for groceries

 
Vietnam
Rwanda
Bread
1 loaf
$0.90
₫22,912
$1.01
RWF1,390
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.05
₫153,712
$2.26
RWF3,111
Milk (1 gallon) $5.46
₫138,664
$2.66
RWF3,659

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pay 88.2% more for transportation

 
Vietnam
Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.47
₫88,040
$4.48
RWF6,171
Monthly public transit pass $7.11
₫180,471
$24.66
RWF33,966
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,423.92
₫899,426,705
$20,668.41
RWF28,471,796

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pay 68.2% more for housing

 
Vietnam
Rwanda
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$8.68
₫220,471
$26.20
RWF36,089
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $297.09
₫7,543,206
$489.52
RWF674,332
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $207.27
₫5,262,648
$271.95
RWF374,629

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pay 25.1% less for childcare

 
Vietnam
Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $205.27
₫5,211,787
$149.39
RWF205,796
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,496.31
₫317,286,002
$9,609.00
RWF13,236,888

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pay 40.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Vietnam
Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.88
₫22,251
$1.09
RWF1,499
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.58
₫40,124
$2.22
RWF3,053
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.27
₫32,138
$2.36
RWF3,247

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pay 42.4% less for clothing

 
Vietnam
Rwanda
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$28.00
₫710,857
$16.68
RWF22,977
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.19
₫563,506
$21.76
RWF29,970
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$79.50
₫2,018,415
$26.59
RWF36,630

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