Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 1.7% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 35.7% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
$3.58
RWF4,636
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$6.57
RWF8,521
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$0.52
RWF668
|
|
pay 32.0% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
$1.05
RWF1,365
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
$2.51
RWF3,258
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
$3.00
RWF3,894
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
$1.63
RWF2,109
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
$2.26
RWF2,930
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
$1.53
RWF1,981
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
$0.49
RWF631
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
$0.50
RWF648
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
$0.22
RWF290
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
$0.29
RWF377
|
|
pay 14.0% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
$4.70
RWF6,091
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$20.49
RWF26,564
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,568,869
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$11.60
RWF15,036
|
|
pay 24.5% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$27.64
RWF35,836
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
$508.02
RWF658,731
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
$309.23
RWF400,967
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
$31.53
RWF40,883
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
$238.37
RWF309,078
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,282,018
|
|
pay 25.3% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$1.16
RWF1,504
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
$2.22
RWF2,882
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$1.93
RWF2,506
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
$30.92
RWF40,097
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
$3.09
RWF4,010
|
|
pay 62.9% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
$21.26
RWF27,566
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$25.12
RWF32,579
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
$28.02
RWF36,338
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
$35.75
RWF46,362
|
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