Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 65.6% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 33.2% less for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.70
RWF898
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.51
RWF661
|
|
pay 13.1% less for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.56
RWF718
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.47
RWF609
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.26
RWF337
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
|
pay 5.2% more for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
|
pay 22.4% less for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
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