Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 97.2% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,636
|
$10.57
€9.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,521
|
$7.05
€6.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
$1.45
€1.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF668
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
pay 48.1% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,365
|
$1.24
€1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,258
|
$5.22
€4.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,894
|
$4.56
€4.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,109
|
$2.64
€2.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,930
|
$2.99
€2.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,981
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF631
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
$0.99
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF648
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF290
|
$0.36
€0.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF377
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
pay 40.5% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,091
|
$6.88
€6.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,564
|
$45.63
€42.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,568,869
|
$24,770.47
€22,980.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,036
|
$9.34
€8.67
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Rwanda
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF35,836
|
$16.24
€15.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF658,731
|
$353.00
€327.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF400,967
|
$271.19
€251.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF40,883
|
$185.26
€171.87
|
|
pay 46.0% more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF309,078
|
$388.30
€360.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,282,018
|
$13,208.99
€12,254.64
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,504
|
$4.17
€3.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,882
|
$2.88
€2.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,506
|
$5.02
€4.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,097
|
$45.72
€42.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,010
|
$9.97
€9.25
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,566
|
$78.71
€73.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,579
|
$43.65
€40.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,338
|
$84.70
€78.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,362
|
$122.77
€113.90
|
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