Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 28.6% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Japan, you would:
pay 17.7% less for restaurants
Japan
|
Rwanda
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$3.58
RWF4,634
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥765
|
$6.57
RWF8,516
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥158
|
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥124
|
$0.52
RWF668
|
|
pay 45.2% less for groceries
Japan
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥219
|
$1.05
RWF1,364
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥863
|
$2.51
RWF3,256
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥800
|
$3.00
RWF3,892
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥309
|
$1.63
RWF2,108
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$2.26
RWF2,929
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥300
|
$1.53
RWF1,980
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥172
|
$0.49
RWF631
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥275
|
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥281
|
$0.50
RWF648
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥173
|
$0.22
RWF290
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥140
|
$0.29
RWF377
|
|
pay 25.8% less for transportation
Japan
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥650
|
$4.70
RWF6,088
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,438
|
$20.49
RWF26,551
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,337,667
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,554,328
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,804
|
$11.60
RWF15,029
|
|
pay 21.5% less for housing
Japan
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,209
|
$27.64
RWF35,818
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥74,802
|
$508.02
RWF658,396
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,077
|
$309.23
RWF400,762
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,658
|
$31.53
RWF40,862
|
|
pay 3.1% less for childcare
Japan
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,454
|
$238.37
RWF308,921
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,682,214
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,275,258
|
|
pay 48.4% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥405
|
$1.16
RWF1,503
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥427
|
$2.22
RWF2,880
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥602
|
$1.93
RWF2,505
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,644
|
$30.92
RWF40,076
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,801
|
$3.09
RWF4,008
|
|
pay 38.4% less for clothing
Japan
|
Rwanda
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,017
|
$21.26
RWF27,552
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,041
|
$25.12
RWF32,562
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,249
|
$28.02
RWF36,319
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,307
|
$35.75
RWF46,338
|
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