Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 14.4% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 3.1% more for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Rwanda
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
MGA14,521
|
$3.58
RWF4,696
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
MGA20,028
|
$6.57
RWF8,631
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MGA4,312
|
$0.77
RWF1,015
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MGA2,904
|
$0.52
RWF677
|
|
pay 8.8% more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
MGA4,246
|
$1.05
RWF1,383
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
MGA22,412
|
$2.51
RWF3,300
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
MGA16,472
|
$3.00
RWF3,945
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
MGA9,030
|
$1.63
RWF2,136
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
MGA11,940
|
$2.26
RWF2,968
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
MGA3,274
|
$1.53
RWF2,007
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,496
|
$0.49
RWF639
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MGA2,555
|
$0.90
RWF1,180
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,684
|
$0.50
RWF656
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,230
|
$0.22
RWF294
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MGA1,715
|
$0.29
RWF382
|
|
pay 18.8% more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MGA19,949
|
$4.70
RWF6,170
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.49
RWF26,909
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA65,105,200
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,939,807
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA50,081
|
$11.60
RWF15,231
|
|
pay 48.6% more for housing
Madagascar
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
MGA275,719
|
$27.64
RWF36,302
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.81
MGA1,327,024
|
$508.02
RWF667,284
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$109.21
MGA483,410
|
$309.23
RWF406,173
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA142,976
|
$31.53
RWF41,414
|
|
pay 30.8% more for childcare
Madagascar
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA600,971
|
$238.37
RWF313,091
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA52,638,763
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,454,471
|
|
pay 5.2% more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,006
|
$1.16
RWF1,523
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.19
MGA5,268
|
$2.22
RWF2,919
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
MGA11,467
|
$1.93
RWF2,539
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.94
MGA150,223
|
$30.92
RWF40,617
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA30,043
|
$3.09
RWF4,062
|
|
pay 14.6% less for clothing
Madagascar
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.59
MGA82,294
|
$21.26
RWF27,924
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.48
MGA81,793
|
$25.12
RWF33,002
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.19
MGA350,516
|
$28.02
RWF36,809
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.20
MGA284,176
|
$35.75
RWF46,964
|
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