Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 2.0 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Iran, you would:
pay 11.4% more for restaurants
Iran
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
IRR160,506
|
$3.58
RWF4,634
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.47
IRR145,876
|
$6.57
RWF8,516
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
IRR32,811
|
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,237
|
$0.52
RWF668
|
|
pay 45.8% more for groceries
Iran
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
IRR23,514
|
$1.05
RWF1,364
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
IRR90,180
|
$2.51
RWF3,256
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
IRR120,823
|
$3.00
RWF3,892
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
IRR49,531
|
$1.63
RWF2,108
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
IRR70,310
|
$2.26
RWF2,929
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,792
|
$1.53
RWF1,980
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
IRR33,941
|
$0.49
RWF631
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,628
|
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IRR12,873
|
$0.50
RWF648
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IRR11,296
|
$0.22
RWF290
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,143
|
$0.29
RWF377
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Iran
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
IRR97,075
|
$4.70
RWF6,088
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.56
IRR486,150
|
$20.49
RWF26,551
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$68,309.12
IRR2,873,252,398
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,554,328
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.86
IRR120,509
|
$11.60
RWF15,029
|
|
pay 81.5% more for housing
Iran
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.08
IRR550,251
|
$27.64
RWF35,818
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.68
IRR15,297,154
|
$508.02
RWF658,396
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$243.70
IRR10,250,459
|
$309.23
RWF400,762
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.71
IRR534,452
|
$31.53
RWF40,862
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Iran
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.02
IRR3,870,660
|
$238.37
RWF308,921
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.77
IRR49,371,541
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,275,258
|
|
pay 55.9% more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,241
|
$1.16
RWF1,503
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
IRR53,130
|
$2.22
RWF2,880
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.97
IRR82,815
|
$1.93
RWF2,505
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.74
IRR746,245
|
$30.92
RWF40,076
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.64
IRR68,956
|
$3.09
RWF4,008
|
|
pay 44.7% less for clothing
Iran
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.76
IRR1,461,991
|
$21.26
RWF27,552
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.88
IRR1,299,087
|
$25.12
RWF32,562
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.71
IRR4,530,746
|
$28.02
RWF36,319
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.95
IRR2,858,181
|
$35.75
RWF46,338
|
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