Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 20.1% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 24.0% more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,636
|
$6.24
TRY202.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,521
|
$6.07
TRY196.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
$1.14
TRY36.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF668
|
$0.42
TRY13.71
|
|
pay 13.6% less for groceries
Rwanda
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,365
|
$0.69
TRY22.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,258
|
$3.56
TRY115.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,894
|
$2.89
TRY93.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,109
|
$1.43
TRY46.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,930
|
$2.52
TRY81.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,981
|
$0.43
TRY13.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF631
|
$0.59
TRY19.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
$0.47
TRY15.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF648
|
$0.35
TRY11.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF290
|
$0.26
TRY8.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF377
|
$0.17
TRY5.52
|
|
pay 7.9% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,091
|
$4.52
TRY146.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,564
|
$18.83
TRY610.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,568,869
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,335,998.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,036
|
$6.53
TRY211.65
|
|
pay 7.4% less for housing
Rwanda
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF35,836
|
$10.43
TRY338.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF658,731
|
$399.75
TRY12,953.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF400,967
|
$359.90
TRY11,662.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF40,883
|
$43.40
TRY1,406.22
|
|
pay 13.0% less for childcare
Rwanda
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF309,078
|
$278.07
TRY9,010.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,282,018
|
$5,884.06
TRY190,668.38
|
|
pay 29.9% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,504
|
$2.38
TRY77.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,882
|
$2.28
TRY73.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,506
|
$1.80
TRY58.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,097
|
$32.86
TRY1,064.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,010
|
$4.42
TRY143.20
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,566
|
$45.31
TRY1,468.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,579
|
$37.21
TRY1,205.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,338
|
$80.01
TRY2,592.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,362
|
$73.48
TRY2,380.94
|
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