Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 64.5% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 66.6% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Rwanda
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.78
|
$3.58
RWF4,634
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
$6.57
RWF8,516
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.23
|
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.80
|
$0.52
RWF668
|
|
pay 56.0% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Rwanda
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
$1.05
RWF1,364
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.32
|
$2.51
RWF3,256
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.91
|
$3.00
RWF3,892
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.97
|
$1.63
RWF2,108
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.25
|
$2.26
RWF2,929
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.53
|
$1.53
RWF1,980
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.68
|
$0.49
RWF631
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.42
|
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.13
|
$0.50
RWF648
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.86
|
$0.22
RWF290
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.73
|
$0.29
RWF377
|
|
pay 50.4% less for transportation
Jersey
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Rwanda
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.54
|
$4.70
RWF6,088
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£51.62
|
$20.49
RWF26,551
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,973.55
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,554,328
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.44
|
$11.60
RWF15,029
|
|
pay 70.6% less for housing
Jersey
|
Rwanda
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£50.63
|
$27.64
RWF35,818
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,464.22
|
$508.02
RWF658,396
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
$309.23
RWF400,762
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£85.16
|
$31.53
RWF40,862
|
|
pay 66.7% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,575.90
|
$238.37
RWF308,921
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,744.81
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,275,258
|
|
pay 72.4% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Rwanda
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.46
|
$1.16
RWF1,503
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.75
|
$2.22
RWF2,880
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.18
|
$1.93
RWF2,505
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£60.06
|
$30.92
RWF40,076
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.91
|
$3.09
RWF4,008
|
|
pay 68.5% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Rwanda
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£74.45
|
$21.26
RWF27,552
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£42.69
|
$25.12
RWF32,562
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£78.17
|
$28.02
RWF36,319
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£96.79
|
$35.75
RWF46,338
|
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