Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 55.4% more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 50.0% more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Rwanda
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS46.08
|
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS79.59
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.97
|
$0.70
RWF898
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.67
|
$0.51
RWF661
|
|
pay 4.3% less for groceries
Ghana
|
Rwanda
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.61
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS48.94
|
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS89.19
|
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.85
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.60
|
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.36
|
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.04
|
$0.56
RWF718
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.63
|
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.70
|
$0.47
RWF609
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.31
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.65
|
$0.26
RWF337
|
|
pay 92.4% more for transportation
Ghana
|
Rwanda
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS47.37
|
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS187.55
|
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS77,288.39
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS86.71
|
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
|
pay 77.8% more for housing
Ghana
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS611.60
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,242.46
|
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,104.39
|
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS371.06
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
|
pay 44.8% more for childcare
Ghana
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS777.31
|
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS76,071.62
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
|
pay 31.7% more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Rwanda
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.43
|
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.56
|
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.34
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS417.34
|
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS56.55
|
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
|
pay 95.7% more for clothing
Ghana
|
Rwanda
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS143.54
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS134.70
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS380.37
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS368.64
|
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
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