Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 48.0% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 58.1% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Rwanda
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$3.58
RWF4,634
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$6.57
RWF8,516
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.95
|
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$0.52
RWF668
|
|
pay 54.9% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.17
|
$1.05
RWF1,364
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.69
|
$2.51
RWF3,256
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,105.15
|
$3.00
RWF3,892
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.42
|
$1.63
RWF2,108
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.35
|
$2.26
RWF2,929
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.52
|
$1.53
RWF1,980
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD644.08
|
$0.49
RWF631
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.53
|
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.91
|
$0.50
RWF648
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.28
|
$0.22
RWF290
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD774.00
|
$0.29
RWF377
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.63
|
$4.70
RWF6,088
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.49
RWF26,551
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD981,020.29
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,554,328
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.89
|
$11.60
RWF15,029
|
|
pay 16.1% more for housing
Liberia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,043.86
|
$27.64
RWF35,818
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,999.98
|
$508.02
RWF658,396
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,415.00
|
$309.23
RWF400,762
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,336.44
|
$31.53
RWF40,862
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,382.99
|
$238.37
RWF308,921
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,249.95
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,275,258
|
|
pay 54.3% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$1.16
RWF1,503
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.69
|
$2.22
RWF2,880
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.50
|
$1.93
RWF2,505
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,754.37
|
$30.92
RWF40,076
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.58
|
$3.09
RWF4,008
|
|
pay 27.1% less for clothing
Liberia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,562.80
|
$21.26
RWF27,552
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,530.62
|
$25.12
RWF32,562
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,884.37
|
$28.02
RWF36,319
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,303.12
|
$35.75
RWF46,338
|
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