Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 12.0% more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 51.0% more for restaurants
Indonesia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.77
IDR28,245.41
|
$2.71
RWF3,491
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.51
IDR56,054.09
|
$7.23
RWF9,309
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
IDR10,150.34
|
$0.70
RWF896
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
IDR6,034.86
|
$0.51
RWF659
|
|
pay 7.1% less for groceries
Indonesia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
IDR18,978.65
|
$0.99
RWF1,280
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
IDR59,029.54
|
$2.57
RWF3,313
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
IDR81,514.49
|
$2.79
RWF3,596
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
IDR25,021.09
|
$1.56
RWF2,015
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
IDR23,816.99
|
$2.46
RWF3,167
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
IDR18,786.90
|
$1.81
RWF2,334
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
IDR9,179.54
|
$0.56
RWF716
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR11,871.51
|
$0.98
RWF1,267
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
IDR7,702.26
|
$0.47
RWF607
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,609.75
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,717.56
|
$0.26
RWF336
|
|
pay 45.9% more for transportation
Indonesia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
IDR49,365.43
|
$5.24
RWF6,748
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.89
IDR189,798.95
|
$11.74
RWF15,127
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,361.87
IDR420,964,843.70
|
$21,680.22
RWF27,927,628
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.16
IDR66,496.39
|
$9.71
RWF12,509
|
|
pay 49.2% more for housing
Indonesia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
IDR536,788.83
|
$34.21
RWF44,073
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.48
IDR3,951,915.34
|
$503.29
RWF648,320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.01
IDR2,603,119.39
|
$316.42
RWF407,601
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.16
IDR673,183.02
|
$41.21
RWF53,081
|
|
pay 18.2% less for childcare
Indonesia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.70
IDR1,703,844.24
|
$148.81
RWF191,688
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,782.48
IDR108,307,341.72
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,106,936
|
|
pay 4.5% less for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
IDR43,228.64
|
$0.90
RWF1,164
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
IDR28,342.44
|
$2.26
RWF2,909
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
IDR34,086.69
|
$1.36
RWF1,745
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
IDR451,031.31
|
$33.55
RWF43,221
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
IDR53,538.33
|
$4.52
RWF5,818
|
|
pay 32.0% less for clothing
Indonesia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.10
IDR656,336.48
|
$19.76
RWF25,455
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.35
IDR484,664.98
|
$29.98
RWF38,618
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.01
IDR1,070,030.36
|
$33.65
RWF43,346
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.49
IDR997,814.30
|
$46.73
RWF60,199
|
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