Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 1.8% cheaper than Argentina.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 23.0% less for restaurants
Argentina
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
$6,050.35
|
$2.71
RF3,487
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
$4,276.20
|
$7.23
RF9,298
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
$1,023.67
|
$0.70
RF895
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
$707.95
|
$0.51
RF659
|
|
pay 15.0% more for groceries
Argentina
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
$1,007.97
|
$0.99
RF1,278
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
$2,871.07
|
$2.57
RF3,309
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.02
$2,625.95
|
$2.79
RF3,592
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
$1,287.60
|
$1.56
RF2,012
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
$1,620.53
|
$2.46
RF3,163
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
$611.98
|
$1.81
RF2,331
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
$528.95
|
$0.56
RF715
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
$415.28
|
$0.98
RF1,265
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
$534.15
|
$0.47
RF606
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
$273.38
|
$0.22
RF279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$323.42
|
$0.26
RF336
|
|
pay 3.6% more for transportation
Argentina
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
$2,965.66
|
$5.24
RF6,740
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.26
$16,758.80
|
$11.74
RF15,110
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,101.65
$20,971,003.56
|
$21,680.22
RF27,894,469
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.86
$7,705.07
|
$9.71
RF12,494
|
|
pay 62.6% more for housing
Argentina
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.98
$19,121.48
|
$34.21
RF44,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.02
$206,232.00
|
$503.29
RF647,550
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.77
$157,289.86
|
$316.42
RF407,117
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.32
$33,339.09
|
$41.21
RF53,018
|
|
pay 18.8% less for childcare
Argentina
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$116.37
$101,252.45
|
$148.81
RF191,461
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.21
$4,138,407.35
|
$1,635.61
RF2,104,434
|
|
pay 3.7% more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
$1,566.05
|
$0.90
RF1,162
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
$1,421.41
|
$2.26
RF2,906
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
$1,662.84
|
$1.36
RF1,743
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.57
$19,638.77
|
$33.55
RF43,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.09
$3,557.98
|
$4.52
RF5,811
|
|
pay 56.0% less for clothing
Argentina
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.01
$51,347.64
|
$19.76
RF25,425
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
$43,592.41
|
$29.98
RF38,572
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.10
$97,536.15
|
$33.65
RF43,295
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.63
$77,113.99
|
$46.73
RF60,127
|
|
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