Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 87.8% more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 91.2% more for restaurants
Nepal
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
NPR247.16
|
$3.58
RWF4,634
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.43
NPR857.03
|
$6.57
RWF8,516
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
NPR63.12
|
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
NPR22.43
|
$0.52
RWF668
|
|
pay 36.6% more for groceries
Nepal
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
NPR63.35
|
$1.05
RWF1,364
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
NPR460.70
|
$2.51
RWF3,256
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
NPR385.87
|
$3.00
RWF3,892
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
NPR195.92
|
$1.63
RWF2,108
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.40
NPR186.72
|
$2.26
RWF2,929
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
NPR140.81
|
$1.53
RWF1,980
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
NPR56.41
|
$0.49
RWF631
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NPR70.88
|
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.02
|
$0.50
RWF648
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
NPR26.75
|
$0.22
RWF290
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
NPR34.48
|
$0.29
RWF377
|
|
pay 1.9% more for transportation
Nepal
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
NPR656.84
|
$4.70
RWF6,088
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.97
NPR1,995.53
|
$20.49
RWF26,551
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,088.94
NPR4,277,686.37
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,554,328
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.88
NPR1,450.33
|
$11.60
RWF15,029
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Nepal
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.92
NPR1,322.97
|
$27.64
RWF35,818
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$90.65
NPR12,083.76
|
$508.02
RWF658,396
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$66.00
NPR8,798.06
|
$309.23
RWF400,762
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.38
NPR3,916.78
|
$31.53
RWF40,862
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Nepal
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.48
NPR9,261.96
|
$238.37
RWF308,921
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,917.30
NPR388,896.51
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,275,258
|
|
pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
NPR308.74
|
$1.16
RWF1,503
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
NPR201.26
|
$2.22
RWF2,880
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
NPR391.14
|
$1.93
RWF2,505
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.95
NPR3,058.80
|
$30.92
RWF40,076
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
NPR431.08
|
$3.09
RWF4,008
|
|
pay 14.7% less for clothing
Nepal
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.32
NPR2,975.08
|
$21.26
RWF27,552
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
NPR4,762.03
|
$25.12
RWF32,562
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.27
NPR5,635.02
|
$28.02
RWF36,319
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.72
NPR4,361.79
|
$35.75
RWF46,338
|
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