Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 1.4% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 13.4% less for restaurants
South Africa
|
Rwanda
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR149.79
|
$3.58
RWF4,634
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR81.56
|
$6.57
RWF8,516
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR16.80
|
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
$0.52
RWF668
|
|
pay 1.2% less for groceries
South Africa
|
Rwanda
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR16.78
|
$1.05
RWF1,364
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR63.54
|
$2.51
RWF3,256
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR73.09
|
$3.00
RWF3,892
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR37.70
|
$1.63
RWF2,108
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR35.53
|
$2.26
RWF2,929
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.63
|
$1.53
RWF1,980
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.14
|
$0.49
RWF631
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.62
|
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.47
|
$0.50
RWF648
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR8.92
|
$0.22
RWF290
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
$0.29
RWF377
|
|
pay 3.0% less for transportation
South Africa
|
Rwanda
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR86.87
|
$4.70
RWF6,088
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR919.16
|
$20.49
RWF26,551
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR354,031.44
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,554,328
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR152.55
|
$11.60
RWF15,029
|
|
pay 13.9% less for housing
South Africa
|
Rwanda
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR735.71
|
$27.64
RWF35,818
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,562.27
|
$508.02
RWF658,396
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR5,857.19
|
$309.23
RWF400,762
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,382.31
|
$31.53
RWF40,862
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
South Africa
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,075.45
|
$238.37
RWF308,921
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR68,367.19
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,275,258
|
|
pay 17.3% less for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Rwanda
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR36.88
|
$1.16
RWF1,503
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR32.36
|
$2.22
RWF2,880
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR48.47
|
$1.93
RWF2,505
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR515.94
|
$30.92
RWF40,076
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR107.31
|
$3.09
RWF4,008
|
|
pay 47.1% less for clothing
South Africa
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR808.41
|
$21.26
RWF27,552
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR545.83
|
$25.12
RWF32,562
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,472.67
|
$28.02
RWF36,319
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,394.53
|
$35.75
RWF46,338
|
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