Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 30.4% cheaper than Lithuania.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 52.1% less for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Rwanda
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.88
€10.00
|
$3.58
RWF4,634
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
€6.35
|
$6.57
RWF8,516
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
€2.12
|
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$0.52
RWF668
|
|
pay 17.6% less for groceries
Lithuania
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
€1.51
|
$1.05
RWF1,364
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.97
€5.49
|
$2.51
RWF3,256
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.86
|
$3.00
RWF3,892
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
€2.41
|
$1.63
RWF2,108
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
€3.07
|
$2.26
RWF2,929
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.53
RWF1,980
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.49
RWF631
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.37
|
$0.50
RWF648
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.22
RWF290
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.41
|
$0.29
RWF377
|
|
pay 14.9% less for transportation
Lithuania
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.26
€5.75
|
$4.70
RWF6,088
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.34
€27.88
|
$20.49
RWF26,551
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,094.53
€32,257.14
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,554,328
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.59
€7.90
|
$11.60
RWF15,029
|
|
pay 3.1% more for housing
Lithuania
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.95
€12.83
|
$27.64
RWF35,818
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$488.99
€449.45
|
$508.02
RWF658,396
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$348.24
€320.09
|
$309.23
RWF400,762
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.99
€134.18
|
$31.53
RWF40,862
|
|
pay 14.7% less for childcare
Lithuania
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.03
€456.85
|
$238.37
RWF308,921
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,349.41
€7,674.36
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,275,258
|
|
pay 50.3% less for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.98
€4.58
|
$1.16
RWF1,503
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
€2.90
|
$2.22
RWF2,880
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.07
€4.66
|
$1.93
RWF2,505
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
€35.67
|
$30.92
RWF40,076
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
€7.67
|
$3.09
RWF4,008
|
|
pay 66.5% less for clothing
Lithuania
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.39
€93.19
|
$21.26
RWF27,552
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.40
€38.05
|
$25.12
RWF32,562
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.38
€83.99
|
$28.02
RWF36,319
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.00
€150.74
|
$35.75
RWF46,338
|
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