Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 42.7% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 51.6% less for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Rwanda
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.63
|
$3.58
RWF4,634
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
€7.89
|
$6.57
RWF8,516
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.70
|
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$0.52
RWF668
|
|
pay 37.5% less for groceries
Cyprus
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
$1.05
RWF1,364
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.82
€5.35
|
$2.51
RWF3,256
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
€5.89
|
$3.00
RWF3,892
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.22
|
$1.63
RWF2,108
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.53
€3.25
|
$2.26
RWF2,929
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$1.53
RWF1,980
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.49
RWF631
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.09
|
$0.50
RWF648
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.22
RWF290
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$0.29
RWF377
|
|
pay 37.6% less for transportation
Cyprus
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.29
|
$4.70
RWF6,088
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.09
€46.04
|
$20.49
RWF26,551
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,604.23
€27,210.73
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,554,328
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.98
€20.21
|
$11.60
RWF15,029
|
|
pay 52.5% less for housing
Cyprus
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.46
€36.27
|
$27.64
RWF35,818
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$924.34
€849.61
|
$508.02
RWF658,396
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$738.82
€679.09
|
$309.23
RWF400,762
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.66
€125.61
|
$31.53
RWF40,862
|
|
pay 0.3% more for childcare
Cyprus
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$424.84
€390.50
|
$238.37
RWF308,921
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,091.11
€6,517.79
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,275,258
|
|
pay 53.4% less for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Rwanda
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
€3.06
|
$1.16
RWF1,503
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
€3.04
|
$2.22
RWF2,880
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
€4.02
|
$1.93
RWF2,505
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.49
€50.08
|
$30.92
RWF40,076
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.46
|
$3.09
RWF4,008
|
|
pay 66.8% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.92
€74.38
|
$21.26
RWF27,552
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.04
€44.16
|
$25.12
RWF32,562
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.90
€115.72
|
$28.02
RWF36,319
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.40
€102.39
|
$35.75
RWF46,338
|
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