Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 4.4% cheaper than Serbia.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 37.1% less for restaurants
Serbia
|
Rwanda
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
RSD725
|
$3.58
RWF4,636
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD773
|
$6.57
RWF8,521
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD151
|
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD113
|
$0.52
RWF668
|
|
pay 9.8% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
$1.05
RWF1,365
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD355
|
$2.51
RWF3,258
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD498
|
$3.00
RWF3,894
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD244
|
$1.63
RWF2,109
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD301
|
$2.26
RWF2,930
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$1.53
RWF1,981
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD77
|
$0.49
RWF631
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD73
|
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD86
|
$0.50
RWF648
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD41
|
$0.22
RWF290
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD38
|
$0.29
RWF377
|
|
pay 1.1% more for transportation
Serbia
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD691
|
$4.70
RWF6,091
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,894
|
$20.49
RWF26,564
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,900,751
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,568,869
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD737
|
$11.60
RWF15,036
|
|
pay 19.9% more for housing
Serbia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,370
|
$27.64
RWF35,836
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD31,442
|
$508.02
RWF658,731
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD22,639
|
$309.23
RWF400,967
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD12,084
|
$31.53
RWF40,883
|
|
pay 41.0% more for childcare
Serbia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD23,917
|
$238.37
RWF309,078
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD641,884
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,282,018
|
|
pay 9.2% less for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD213
|
$1.16
RWF1,504
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD168
|
$2.22
RWF2,882
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD391
|
$1.93
RWF2,506
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,615
|
$30.92
RWF40,097
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD490
|
$3.09
RWF4,010
|
|
pay 56.4% less for clothing
Serbia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,943
|
$21.26
RWF27,566
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,804
|
$25.12
RWF32,579
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,574
|
$28.02
RWF36,338
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD10,329
|
$35.75
RWF46,362
|
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