Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 39.6% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 11.0% more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Rwanda
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$2.71
RWF3,514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
$7.23
RWF9,371
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.70
RWF902
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$0.51
RWF664
|
|
pay 16.2% less for groceries
Somalia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
$0.99
RWF1,288
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,416
|
$2.57
RWF3,335
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,039
|
$2.79
RWF3,619
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,294
|
$1.56
RWF2,028
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
$2.46
RWF3,188
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS961
|
$1.81
RWF2,349
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$0.56
RWF721
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS725
|
$0.98
RWF1,275
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$0.47
RWF611
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.22
RWF282
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$0.26
RWF338
|
|
pay 30.9% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,197
|
$5.24
RWF6,793
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,267
|
$11.74
RWF15,227
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,781,945
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,111,869
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,481
|
$9.71
RWF12,592
|
|
pay 90.3% more for housing
Somalia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,410
|
$34.21
RWF44,364
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,809
|
$503.29
RWF652,597
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,413
|
$316.42
RWF410,290
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,825
|
$41.21
RWF53,431
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,620
|
$148.81
RWF192,953
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS542,430
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,120,836
|
|
pay 5.5% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,568
|
$0.90
RWF1,171
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS639
|
$2.26
RWF2,928
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,099
|
$1.36
RWF1,757
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,631
|
$33.55
RWF43,506
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$4.52
RWF5,857
|
|
pay 26.2% more for clothing
Somalia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,301
|
$19.76
RWF25,623
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,705
|
$29.98
RWF38,873
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,181
|
$33.65
RWF43,632
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,215
|
$46.73
RWF60,596
|
|
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