Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 54.1% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 66.6% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Rwanda
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.21
|
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.51
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.47
|
$0.70
RWF898
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.20
|
$0.51
RWF661
|
|
pay 33.7% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Rwanda
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.26
|
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.51
|
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.56
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.22
|
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.56
RWF718
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.47
RWF609
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.26
RWF337
|
|
pay 45.6% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Rwanda
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.09
|
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.62
|
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,143.95
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.25
|
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
|
pay 49.6% less for housing
Belgium
|
Rwanda
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.08
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€759.20
|
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€632.96
|
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.07
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
|
pay 77.4% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€417.49
|
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,890.38
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
|
pay 49.5% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Rwanda
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.09
|
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.01
|
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.54
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.68
|
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.63
|
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
|
pay 56.1% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Rwanda
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€78.94
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.22
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.32
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€111.51
|
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
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