Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 17.2% cheaper than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 20.1% less for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Rwanda
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.38
DOP429.77
|
$3.58
RWF4,634
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
DOP434.42
|
$6.57
RWF8,516
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
DOP51.91
|
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
DOP31.24
|
$0.52
RWF668
|
|
pay 16.6% less for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
DOP96.48
|
$1.05
RWF1,364
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
DOP190.36
|
$2.51
RWF3,256
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
DOP256.39
|
$3.00
RWF3,892
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.66
DOP96.96
|
$1.63
RWF2,108
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
DOP132.35
|
$2.26
RWF2,929
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP64.84
|
$1.53
RWF1,980
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
DOP19.46
|
$0.49
RWF631
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
DOP61.61
|
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP37.00
|
$0.50
RWF648
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.59
|
$0.22
RWF290
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
DOP58.75
|
$0.29
RWF377
|
|
pay 33.5% less for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
DOP280.79
|
$4.70
RWF6,088
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.49
DOP3,408.40
|
$20.49
RWF26,551
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,453.03
DOP1,599,736.73
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,554,328
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.84
DOP1,272.52
|
$11.60
RWF15,029
|
|
pay 16.2% less for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
DOP2,285.16
|
$27.64
RWF35,818
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.75
DOP35,123.19
|
$508.02
RWF658,396
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.99
DOP19,462.46
|
$309.23
RWF400,762
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.91
DOP2,092.33
|
$31.53
RWF40,862
|
|
pay 52.6% more for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$276.66
DOP16,121.41
|
$238.37
RWF308,921
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,677.72
DOP272,578.88
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,275,258
|
|
pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
DOP148.06
|
$1.16
RWF1,503
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
DOP121.66
|
$2.22
RWF2,880
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
DOP241.77
|
$1.93
RWF2,505
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.54
DOP2,012.59
|
$30.92
RWF40,076
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.98
DOP348.52
|
$3.09
RWF4,008
|
|
pay 54.8% less for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
DOP2,513.02
|
$21.26
RWF27,552
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.94
DOP2,793.27
|
$25.12
RWF32,562
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.26
DOP4,618.37
|
$28.02
RWF36,319
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.48
DOP4,748.03
|
$35.75
RWF46,338
|
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