Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 21.5% cheaper than El Salvador.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 14.4% less for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Rwanda
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.99
|
$2.71
RWF3,514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.69
|
$7.23
RWF9,371
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.20
|
$0.70
RWF902
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
SVC5.90
|
$0.51
RWF664
|
|
pay 31.5% less for groceries
El Salvador
|
Rwanda
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC16.03
|
$0.99
RWF1,288
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.96
|
$2.57
RWF3,335
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.63
|
$2.79
RWF3,619
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.62
|
$1.56
RWF2,028
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.86
|
$2.46
RWF3,188
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
$1.81
RWF2,349
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.53
|
$0.56
RWF721
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.97
|
$0.98
RWF1,275
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
$0.47
RWF611
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
$0.22
RWF282
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.28
|
$0.26
RWF338
|
|
pay 14.4% less for transportation
El Salvador
|
Rwanda
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.96
|
$5.24
RWF6,793
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC190.04
|
$11.74
RWF15,227
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,350.89
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,111,869
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC255.15
|
$9.71
RWF12,592
|
|
pay 18.7% less for housing
El Salvador
|
Rwanda
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC383.66
|
$34.21
RWF44,364
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,333.22
|
$503.29
RWF652,597
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,229.58
|
$316.42
RWF410,290
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC455.06
|
$41.21
RWF53,431
|
|
pay 1.0% less for childcare
El Salvador
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC840.50
|
$148.81
RWF192,953
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC33,014.55
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,120,836
|
|
pay 22.2% less for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Rwanda
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.11
|
$0.90
RWF1,171
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.16
|
$2.26
RWF2,928
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
$1.36
RWF1,757
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC275.20
|
$33.55
RWF43,506
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
$4.52
RWF5,857
|
|
pay 48.5% less for clothing
El Salvador
|
Rwanda
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.68
|
$19.76
RWF25,623
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.50
|
$29.98
RWF38,873
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC711.26
|
$33.65
RWF43,632
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC743.05
|
$46.73
RWF60,596
|
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