Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 19.3% cheaper than Burma.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Burma, you would:
pay 21.1% more for restaurants
Burma
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
MMK6,124
|
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MMK12,602
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MMK1,221
|
$0.70
RWF898
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MMK711
|
$0.51
RWF661
|
|
pay 10.8% less for groceries
Burma
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MMK2,884
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
MMK10,156
|
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
MMK11,488
|
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
MMK3,386
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
MMK5,628
|
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
MMK1,797
|
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MMK714
|
$0.56
RWF718
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,051
|
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MMK1,506
|
$0.47
RWF609
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MMK1,187
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,524
|
$0.26
RWF337
|
|
pay 10.3% more for transportation
Burma
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
MMK5,744
|
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
MMK36,015
|
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
MMK57,758,732
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
MMK19,893
|
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
|
pay 27.7% less for housing
Burma
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
MMK149,602
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
MMK1,265,725
|
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
MMK674,115
|
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
MMK145,966
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
|
pay 77.6% less for childcare
Burma
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
MMK1,013,403
|
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
MMK24,531,709
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
|
pay 0.4% less for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
MMK2,299
|
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
MMK4,338
|
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
MMK3,009
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
MMK73,183
|
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
MMK8,240
|
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
|
pay 50.1% less for clothing
Burma
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
MMK84,578
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
MMK99,984
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
MMK204,084
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
MMK186,242
|
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
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