Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 3.0 times more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Luxembourg
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,636
|
$20.22
€18.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,521
|
$11.79
€10.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
$3.13
€2.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF668
|
$2.80
€2.60
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,365
|
$2.92
€2.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,258
|
$8.10
€7.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,894
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,109
|
$3.89
€3.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,930
|
$5.51
€5.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,981
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF631
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF648
|
$1.92
€1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF290
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF377
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
pay 70.4% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,091
|
$6.00
€5.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,564
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,568,869
|
$27,590.69
€25,597.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,036
|
$29.95
€27.78
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Rwanda
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF35,836
|
$49.80
€46.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF658,731
|
$1,699.58
€1,576.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF400,967
|
$1,475.67
€1,369.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF40,883
|
$164.91
€152.99
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF309,078
|
$1,178.26
€1,093.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,282,018
|
$17,310.77
€16,060.07
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,504
|
$5.28
€4.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,882
|
$3.77
€3.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,506
|
$5.97
€5.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,097
|
$44.65
€41.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,010
|
$12.72
€11.80
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,566
|
$61.55
€57.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,579
|
$31.61
€29.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,338
|
$86.38
€80.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,362
|
$96.33
€89.37
|
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