Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 6.0% cheaper than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 61.8% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Rwanda
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
$2.71
RWF3,514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$7.23
RWF9,371
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
$0.70
RWF902
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
$0.51
RWF664
|
|
pay 58.6% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$0.99
RWF1,288
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
$2.57
RWF3,335
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
$2.79
RWF3,619
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
$1.56
RWF2,028
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
$2.46
RWF3,188
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$1.81
RWF2,349
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
$0.56
RWF721
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
$0.98
RWF1,275
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
$0.47
RWF611
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
$0.22
RWF282
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
$0.26
RWF338
|
|
pay 62.4% more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
$5.24
RWF6,793
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
$11.74
RWF15,227
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,111,869
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
$9.71
RWF12,592
|
|
pay 52.9% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Rwanda
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
$34.21
RWF44,364
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
$503.29
RWF652,597
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
$316.42
RWF410,290
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
$41.21
RWF53,431
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
$148.81
RWF192,953
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,120,836
|
|
pay 68.8% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
$0.90
RWF1,171
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
$2.26
RWF2,928
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
$1.36
RWF1,757
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
$33.55
RWF43,506
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$4.52
RWF5,857
|
|
pay 85.4% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
$19.76
RWF25,623
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
$29.98
RWF38,873
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
$33.65
RWF43,632
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
$46.73
RWF60,596
|
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