Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 1.6% cheaper than Mauritius.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 6.0% less for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Rwanda
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR254.48
|
$3.58
RWF4,634
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR230.18
|
$6.57
RWF8,516
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.47
|
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.29
|
$0.52
RWF668
|
|
pay 11.2% less for groceries
Mauritius
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR26.85
|
$1.05
RWF1,364
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR215.53
|
$2.51
RWF3,256
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR225.87
|
$3.00
RWF3,892
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.22
|
$1.63
RWF2,108
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR112.39
|
$2.26
RWF2,929
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.01
|
$1.53
RWF1,980
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.33
|
$0.49
RWF631
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.22
|
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.37
|
$0.50
RWF648
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.64
|
$0.22
RWF290
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.65
|
$0.29
RWF377
|
|
pay 28.4% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR257.08
|
$4.70
RWF6,088
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,357.62
|
$20.49
RWF26,551
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,387,911.13
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,554,328
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR878.72
|
$11.60
RWF15,029
|
|
pay 6.1% more for housing
Mauritius
|
Rwanda
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,360.62
|
$27.64
RWF35,818
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,663.93
|
$508.02
RWF658,396
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,589.77
|
$309.23
RWF400,762
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,416.57
|
$31.53
RWF40,862
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,022.95
|
$238.37
RWF308,921
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR179,141.44
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,275,258
|
|
pay 34.2% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.17
|
$1.16
RWF1,503
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR103.31
|
$2.22
RWF2,880
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR263.98
|
$1.93
RWF2,505
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,668.50
|
$30.92
RWF40,076
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR248.85
|
$3.09
RWF4,008
|
|
pay 46.5% less for clothing
Mauritius
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,016.39
|
$21.26
RWF27,552
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,636.13
|
$25.12
RWF32,562
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,429.06
|
$28.02
RWF36,319
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,833.53
|
$35.75
RWF46,338
|
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