Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 2.0 times more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,636
|
$9.05
CRC4,634.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,521
|
$8.98
CRC4,598.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
$1.93
CRC988.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF668
|
$1.48
CRC760.18
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,365
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,258
|
$3.95
CRC2,024.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,894
|
$6.91
CRC3,539.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,109
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,930
|
$4.09
CRC2,095.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,981
|
$1.97
CRC1,007.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF631
|
$0.62
CRC317.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
$1.08
CRC553.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF648
|
$1.17
CRC598.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF290
|
$1.09
CRC557.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF377
|
$1.06
CRC541.61
|
|
pay 51.0% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,091
|
$5.70
CRC2,916.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,564
|
$45.78
CRC23,439.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,568,869
|
$30,441.08
CRC15,586,640.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,036
|
$14.02
CRC7,178.15
|
|
pay 70.3% more for housing
Rwanda
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF35,836
|
$45.97
CRC23,535.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF658,731
|
$731.28
CRC374,434.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF400,967
|
$520.21
CRC266,363.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF40,883
|
$63.96
CRC32,747.47
|
|
pay 48.3% more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF309,078
|
$476.14
CRC243,795.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,282,018
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,077,343.17
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,504
|
$2.97
CRC1,519.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,882
|
$3.43
CRC1,757.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,506
|
$4.33
CRC2,216.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,097
|
$56.36
CRC28,859.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,010
|
$7.46
CRC3,817.84
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,566
|
$71.44
CRC36,577.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,579
|
$46.89
CRC24,010.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,338
|
$105.63
CRC54,084.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,362
|
$95.19
CRC48,739.24
|
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