Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 26.5% cheaper than Croatia.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 46.0% less for restaurants
Croatia
|
Rwanda
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
HRK59.96
|
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.13
HRK43.13
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
HRK15.22
|
$0.70
RWF898
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HRK10.55
|
$0.51
RWF661
|
|
pay 7.5% less for groceries
Croatia
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
HRK7.95
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
HRK34.22
|
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
HRK29.14
|
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
HRK18.94
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
HRK27.09
|
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
HRK4.34
|
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
HRK4.86
|
$0.56
RWF718
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.10
|
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
HRK6.14
|
$0.47
RWF609
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.76
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.73
|
$0.26
RWF337
|
|
pay 23.6% less for transportation
Croatia
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
HRK44.77
|
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.83
HRK273.30
|
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,017.38
HRK169,052.68
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
HRK66.65
|
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
|
pay 1.4% less for housing
Croatia
|
Rwanda
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.52
HRK179.61
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.48
HRK2,762.57
|
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.33
HRK2,212.49
|
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.44
HRK925.14
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
|
pay 32.7% less for childcare
Croatia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.70
HRK997.41
|
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,525.70
HRK38,894.13
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
|
pay 28.2% less for entertainment and sports
Croatia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
HRK17.61
|
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
HRK12.30
|
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.85
HRK34.15
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.92
HRK273.96
|
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
HRK39.90
|
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
|
pay 46.1% less for clothing
Croatia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.94
HRK499.32
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.29
HRK241.33
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.37
HRK551.65
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.35
HRK572.59
|
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
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