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Rwanda vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Rwanda is 27.9% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 25.6% more in Rwanda
Groceries: pay 36.9% less in Rwanda
Transportation: pay 7.8% less in Rwanda
Housing: pay 10.3% less in Rwanda
Childcare: pay 57.0% less in Rwanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.7% less in Rwanda
Clothing: pay 63.3% less in Rwanda

Expenses including clothing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and transportation are lower in Rwanda.

Rwanda vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.6% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB98.65	$3.45 RWF5,016	+11.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB197.30	$6.89 RWF10,031	+11.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.19	$0.86 RWF1,248	+8.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.61	$0.57 RWF833	+71.7%
Average			+25.6%

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pay 36.9% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Rwanda
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.81	$1.05 RWF1,521	-27.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB270.59	$2.26 RWF3,283	-73.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB230.01	$2.64 RWF3,845	-63.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB72.68	$1.65 RWF2,407	-27.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.91	$2.10 RWF3,048	+51.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.61	$1.15 RWF1,678	-27.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.98	$0.37 RWF537	-54.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.56	$0.70 RWF1,021	-31.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.13	$0.48 RWF698	-43.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.92	$0.23 RWF331	-68.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.65	$0.39 RWF569	-39.8%
Average			-36.9%

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pay 7.8% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB149.30	$4.42 RWF6,434	-5.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,183.78	$29.30 RWF42,632	-21.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,183,775.25	$26,543.61 RWF38,619,482	-28.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB369.93	$14.48 RWF21,065	+24.5%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 10.3% less for housing

	Bangkok	Rwanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB537.90	$19.48 RWF28,338	+15.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,477.90	$575.44 RWF837,239	-14.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,243.81	$322.51 RWF469,235	+0.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,185.37	$39.98 RWF58,170	-41.8%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 57.0% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,388.11	$166.62 RWF242,417	-72.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB424,634.53	$7,842.43 RWF11,410,301	-41.2%
Average			-57.0%

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pay 45.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB88.78	$1.03 RWF1,505	-62.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.83	$2.31 RWF3,366	-8.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB139.83	$1.72 RWF2,508	-60.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,623.73	$31.41 RWF45,697	-38.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB256.48	$3.45 RWF5,016	-57.2%
Average			-45.7%

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pay 63.3% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Rwanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,870.97	$19.19 RWF27,920	-67.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,210.07	$19.30 RWF28,087	-49.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,316.45	$22.98 RWF33,437	-78.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,910.11	$37.92 RWF55,171	-58.5%
Average			-63.3%

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