Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 5.8% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 46.7% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$2.71
RWF3,514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
$7.23
RWF9,371
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$0.70
RWF902
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$0.51
RWF664
|
|
pay 29.0% less for groceries
Guinea
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
$0.99
RWF1,288
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
$2.57
RWF3,335
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
$2.79
RWF3,619
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
$1.56
RWF2,028
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
$2.46
RWF3,188
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
$1.81
RWF2,349
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
$0.56
RWF721
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.98
RWF1,275
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
$0.47
RWF611
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.22
RWF282
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.26
RWF338
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
$5.24
RWF6,793
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
$11.74
RWF15,227
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,680.22
RWF28,111,869
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
$9.71
RWF12,592
|
|
pay 17.3% less for housing
Guinea
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
$34.21
RWF44,364
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
$503.29
RWF652,597
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
$316.42
RWF410,290
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
$41.21
RWF53,431
|
|
pay 78.4% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
$148.81
RWF192,953
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,120,836
|
|
pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$0.90
RWF1,171
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$2.26
RWF2,928
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
$1.36
RWF1,757
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
$33.55
RWF43,506
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
$4.52
RWF5,857
|
|
pay 10.1% less for clothing
Guinea
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$19.76
RWF25,623
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$29.98
RWF38,873
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$33.65
RWF43,632
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$46.73
RWF60,596
|
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