Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 0.1% cheaper than Albania.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Albania, you would:
pay 16.9% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Rwanda
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL500
|
$2.71
RWF3,491
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL456
|
$7.23
RWF9,309
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL123
|
$0.70
RWF896
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL59
|
$0.51
RWF659
|
|
pay 23.3% more for groceries
Albania
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.99
RWF1,280
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL286
|
$2.57
RWF3,313
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL472
|
$2.79
RWF3,596
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL219
|
$1.56
RWF2,015
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL217
|
$2.46
RWF3,167
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$1.81
RWF2,334
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL69
|
$0.56
RWF716
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL53
|
$0.98
RWF1,267
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
$0.47
RWF607
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL29
|
$0.26
RWF336
|
|
pay 17.1% less for transportation
Albania
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL706
|
$5.24
RWF6,748
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,174
|
$11.74
RWF15,127
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,620,791
|
$21,680.22
RWF27,927,628
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,058
|
$9.71
RWF12,509
|
|
pay 54.2% more for housing
Albania
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,581
|
$34.21
RWF44,073
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL24,953
|
$503.29
RWF648,320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,038
|
$316.42
RWF407,601
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,109
|
$41.21
RWF53,081
|
|
pay 0.8% less for childcare
Albania
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,821
|
$148.81
RWF191,688
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL217,985
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,106,936
|
|
pay 5.6% less for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL136
|
$0.90
RWF1,164
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL121
|
$2.26
RWF2,909
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL288
|
$1.36
RWF1,745
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,021
|
$33.55
RWF43,221
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL478
|
$4.52
RWF5,818
|
|
pay 37.9% less for clothing
Albania
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,686
|
$19.76
RWF25,455
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL2,999
|
$29.98
RWF38,618
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,468
|
$33.65
RWF43,346
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,691
|
$46.73
RWF60,199
|
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