Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 24.3% cheaper than Guatemala.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 21.9% less for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Rwanda
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
GTQ40.57
|
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
GTQ44.85
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
GTQ8.10
|
$0.70
RWF898
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
GTQ5.79
|
$0.51
RWF661
|
|
pay 23.1% less for groceries
Guatemala
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Rwanda
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
GTQ14.05
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.52
GTQ19.56
|
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.12
GTQ47.54
|
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
GTQ15.01
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
GTQ21.36
|
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
GTQ11.15
|
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
GTQ3.89
|
$0.56
RWF718
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
GTQ8.14
|
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
GTQ5.27
|
$0.47
RWF609
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.55
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
GTQ4.86
|
$0.26
RWF337
|
|
pay 14.2% more for transportation
Guatemala
|
Rwanda
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
GTQ29.20
|
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.82
GTQ115.23
|
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,182.24
GTQ133,558.78
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
GTQ67.28
|
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
|
pay 10.9% less for housing
Guatemala
|
Rwanda
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
GTQ373.54
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.59
GTQ3,082.74
|
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.71
GTQ3,037.05
|
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.38
GTQ414.89
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
|
pay 41.3% less for childcare
Guatemala
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
GTQ1,338.44
|
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
GTQ40,989.59
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
|
pay 34.7% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Rwanda
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
GTQ16.70
|
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
GTQ18.01
|
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.36
GTQ26.08
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.57
GTQ323.15
|
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.84
GTQ53.16
|
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
|
pay 52.3% less for clothing
Guatemala
|
Rwanda
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.92
GTQ341.36
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.75
GTQ371.20
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.16
GTQ763.03
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.99
GTQ746.17
|
$46.73
RWF60,357
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