Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 30.8% more expensive than Nigeria.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Nigeria, you would:
pay 77.0% more for restaurants
|
Nigeria
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.64
NGN2,337.84
|
$2.71
RWF3,514
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
NGN7,945.33
|
$7.23
RWF9,371
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
NGN505.11
|
$0.70
RWF902
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
NGN336.32
|
$0.51
RWF664
|
|
pay 5.4% less for groceries
|
Nigeria
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
NGN1,494.68
|
$0.99
RWF1,288
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
NGN2,202.54
|
$2.57
RWF3,335
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.26
NGN13,189.19
|
$2.79
RWF3,619
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
NGN2,659.86
|
$1.56
RWF2,028
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
NGN2,397.96
|
$2.46
RWF3,188
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
NGN2,243.04
|
$1.81
RWF2,349
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NGN993.68
|
$0.56
RWF721
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NGN748.84
|
$0.98
RWF1,275
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN1,012.24
|
$0.47
RWF611
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
NGN1,108.10
|
$0.22
RWF282
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
NGN861.87
|
$0.26
RWF338
|
|
pay 71.4% more for transportation
|
Nigeria
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.37
NGN1,946.29
|
$5.24
RWF6,793
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.20
NGN33,059.48
|
$11.74
RWF15,227
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,662.06
NGN20,891,966.97
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,111,869
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.37
NGN13,352.69
|
$9.71
RWF12,592
|
|
pay 21.2% more for housing
|
Nigeria
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.44
NGN57,622.46
|
$34.21
RWF44,364
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$814.72
NGN1,160,898.75
|
$503.29
RWF652,597
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$414.25
NGN590,259.36
|
$316.42
RWF410,290
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$15.73
NGN22,407.42
|
$41.21
RWF53,431
|
|
pay 31.8% more for childcare
|
Nigeria
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$82.01
NGN116,852.01
|
$148.81
RWF192,953
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,992.54
NGN2,839,170.25
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,120,836
|
|
pay 19.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nigeria
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
NGN1,065.08
|
$0.90
RWF1,171
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
NGN2,670.86
|
$2.26
RWF2,928
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.96
NGN1,363.61
|
$1.36
RWF1,757
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.54
NGN34,964.21
|
$33.55
RWF43,506
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
NGN8,308.97
|
$4.52
RWF5,857
|
|
pay 0.1% less for clothing
|
Nigeria
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.79
NGN23,919.03
|
$19.76
RWF25,623
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.52
NGN32,084.44
|
$29.98
RWF38,873
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.88
NGN66,805.37
|
$33.65
RWF43,632
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.60
NGN86,353.71
|
$46.73
RWF60,596
|
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