Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 9.2% cheaper than Bolivia.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 17.6% less for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Rwanda
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
BOB23.80
|
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
BOB45.10
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BOB6.73
|
$0.70
RWF898
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BOB5.19
|
$0.51
RWF661
|
|
pay 5.8% more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Rwanda
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
BOB8.84
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
BOB17.00
|
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
BOB24.95
|
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
BOB10.66
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BOB12.24
|
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
BOB6.78
|
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
BOB3.25
|
$0.56
RWF718
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
BOB3.56
|
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.18
|
$0.47
RWF609
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
BOB3.84
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BOB3.59
|
$0.26
RWF337
|
|
pay 25.1% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
BOB14.03
|
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
BOB215.47
|
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
BOB107,035.61
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
BOB105.48
|
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
|
pay 29.6% more for housing
Bolivia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
BOB366.25
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
BOB2,123.29
|
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
BOB1,476.10
|
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.63
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
|
pay 33.9% less for childcare
Bolivia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
BOB1,181.07
|
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
BOB25,190.28
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
|
pay 34.3% less for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
BOB14.78
|
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
BOB16.37
|
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
BOB18.93
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
BOB286.88
|
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
BOB52.17
|
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
|
pay 39.3% less for clothing
Bolivia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
BOB284.32
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
BOB335.92
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
BOB454.20
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
BOB396.89
|
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
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