Cost of living comparison
Australia is 3.3 times more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Australia instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,634
|
$16.79
A$25.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,516
|
$9.81
A$14.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
$2.56
A$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF668
|
$2.14
A$3.19
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,364
|
$2.33
A$3.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,256
|
$4.71
A$7.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,892
|
$5.75
A$8.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,108
|
$3.86
A$5.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,929
|
$3.99
A$5.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,980
|
$1.43
A$2.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF631
|
$1.25
A$1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
$1.39
A$2.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF648
|
$2.00
A$2.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF290
|
$1.13
A$1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF377
|
$0.95
A$1.41
|
|
pay 98.9% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,088
|
$4.73
A$7.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,551
|
$84.46
A$126.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,554,328
|
$27,859.34
A$41,574.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,029
|
$18.12
A$27.05
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Rwanda
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF35,818
|
$55.36
A$82.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF658,396
|
$1,258.08
A$1,877.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF400,762
|
$971.44
A$1,449.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF40,862
|
$141.88
A$211.74
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF308,921
|
$1,377.23
A$2,055.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,275,258
|
$14,720.56
A$21,967.71
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,503
|
$6.69
A$9.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,880
|
$3.60
A$5.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,505
|
$28.13
A$41.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,076
|
$53.84
A$80.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,008
|
$13.24
A$19.76
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,552
|
$75.27
A$112.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,562
|
$54.30
A$81.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,319
|
$102.43
A$152.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,338
|
$118.12
A$176.27
|
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