Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.7 times more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Austria instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,634
|
$15.33
€14.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,516
|
$10.30
€9.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
$2.98
€2.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF668
|
$2.26
€2.08
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,364
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,256
|
$8.22
€7.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,892
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,108
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,929
|
$5.79
€5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,980
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF631
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF648
|
$1.84
€1.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF290
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF377
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
pay 67.2% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,088
|
$6.51
€5.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,551
|
$49.62
€45.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,554,328
|
$26,063.58
€23,956.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,029
|
$19.69
€18.10
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Rwanda
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF35,818
|
$36.32
€33.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF658,396
|
$871.49
€801.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF400,762
|
$685.35
€629.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF40,862
|
$267.95
€246.29
|
|
pay 68.2% more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF308,921
|
$469.56
€431.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,275,258
|
$14,286.41
€13,131.36
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,503
|
$4.59
€4.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,880
|
$3.54
€3.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,505
|
$6.46
€5.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,076
|
$44.34
€40.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,008
|
$12.69
€11.66
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,552
|
$85.15
€78.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,562
|
$46.34
€42.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,319
|
$89.08
€81.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,338
|
$125.31
€115.18
|
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