Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 58.1% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 71.9% less for restaurants
Denmark
|
Rwanda
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
DKK134.51
|
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
DKK83.61
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
DKK25.07
|
$0.70
RWF898
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
DKK19.02
|
$0.51
RWF661
|
|
pay 50.1% less for groceries
Denmark
|
Rwanda
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
DKK18.07
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
DKK39.73
|
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
DKK45.33
|
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
DKK28.32
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.95
DKK34.50
|
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DKK9.16
|
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.59
|
$0.56
RWF718
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
DKK9.75
|
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
DKK12.29
|
$0.47
RWF609
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.86
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
DKK5.43
|
$0.26
RWF337
|
|
pay 56.1% less for transportation
Denmark
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
DKK56.62
|
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.32
DKK552.55
|
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,887.40
DKK277,868.24
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.16
DKK161.35
|
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
|
pay 42.1% less for housing
Denmark
|
Rwanda
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.80
DKK228.52
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$904.62
DKK6,301.85
|
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$690.34
DKK4,809.10
|
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$160.35
DKK1,117.01
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
|
pay 65.3% less for childcare
Denmark
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.05
DKK2,919.21
|
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.90
DKK33,737.17
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
|
pay 61.2% less for entertainment and sports
Denmark
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
DKK47.42
|
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
DKK36.00
|
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.52
DKK59.36
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
DKK253.42
|
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
DKK108.78
|
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
|
pay 60.2% less for clothing
Denmark
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.12
DKK676.58
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.49
DKK295.98
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.35
DKK685.12
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.97
DKK961.17
|
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
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