Cost of living comparison

Armenia

compared to

Rwanda

Rwanda vs. Armenia Cost of Living Summary

Rwanda is 20.4% cheaper than Armenia overall.

Restaurants: pay 56.8% less in Rwanda
Groceries: pay 17.1% less in Rwanda
Transportation: pay 8.1% more in Rwanda
Housing: pay 6.8% more in Rwanda
Childcare: pay 41.8% less in Rwanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.7% less in Rwanda
Clothing: pay 67.7% less in Rwanda

The cost of transportation and housing in Rwanda are more expensive than in Armenia. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Rwanda.

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Rwanda vs. Armenia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rwanda instead of Armenia, you would:

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pay 56.8% less for restaurants

	Armenia	Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.32 AMD4,462.13	$2.71 RWF4,005	-78.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.80 AMD3,547.08	$6.77 RWF10,013	-30.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AMD376.48	$0.78 RWF1,155	-24.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 AMD202.54	$0.56 RWF826	-0.1%
Average			-56.8%

Armenia vs. Rwanda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.1% less for groceries

	Armenia	Rwanda
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 AMD223.68	$1.05 RWF1,548	+69.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 AMD1,280.73	$2.11 RWF3,115	-40.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 AMD2,154.63	$3.16 RWF4,675	-46.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.39 AMD865.30	$1.63 RWF2,412	-31.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.07 AMD1,471.77	$2.08 RWF3,078	-48.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 AMD176.88	$1.09 RWF1,618	+124.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 AMD256.60	$0.35 RWF522	-50.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 AMD225.88	$0.69 RWF1,019	+10.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 AMD313.09	$0.48 RWF707	-44.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 AMD105.30	$0.23 RWF333	-22.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 AMD95.09	$0.34 RWF499	+28.6%
Average			-17.1%

Armenia vs. Rwanda - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.1% more for transportation

	Armenia	Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.10 AMD2,210.03	$7.00 RWF10,345	+14.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.57 AMD8,896.93	$25.40 RWF37,550	+3.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,049.44 AMD13M	$26,080.15 RWF39M	-25.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.26 AMD2,266.51	$18.97 RWF28,037	+203.0%
Average			+8.1%

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pay 6.8% more for housing

	Armenia	Rwanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.90 AMD6,844.44	$21.00 RWF31,041	+11.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$552.86 AMD200K	$666.07 RWF985K	+20.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$392.70 AMD142K	$413.79 RWF612K	+5.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.18 AMD29,391.17	$64.32 RWF95,077	-20.8%
Average			+6.8%

Armenia vs. Rwanda - Cost of housing

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pay 41.8% less for childcare

	Armenia	Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$308.72 AMD112K	$112.90 RWF167K	-63.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,253.80 AMD4M	$9,510.48 RWF14M	-7.2%
Average			-41.8%

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pay 35.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Armenia	Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 AMD806.95	$1.02 RWF1,502	-54.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 AMD943.19	$2.42 RWF3,578	-7.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.36 AMD854.72	$2.03 RWF3,004	-13.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.16 AMD16,351.07	$26.72 RWF39,497	-40.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.55 AMD2,011.10	$3.39 RWF5,007	-39.0%
Average			-35.7%

Armenia vs. Rwanda - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 67.7% less for clothing

	Armenia	Rwanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.93 AMD18,078.94	$17.39 RWF25,701	-65.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.50 AMD17,196.99	$15.58 RWF23,031	-67.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.72 AMD36,102.02	$22.24 RWF32,877	-77.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.56 AMD28,804.80	$33.87 RWF50,067	-57.4%
Average			-67.7%

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