Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 2.0 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.72
BDT189.35
|
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.57
BDT501.56
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
BDT29.48
|
$0.70
RWF898
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT16.16
|
$0.51
RWF661
|
|
pay 59.6% more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
BDT60.83
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.59
BDT394.26
|
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
BDT291.56
|
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
BDT120.04
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.99
BDT108.23
|
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BDT85.86
|
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
BDT37.04
|
$0.56
RWF718
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
BDT82.10
|
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT27.80
|
$0.47
RWF609
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
BDT13.22
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
BDT25.23
|
$0.26
RWF337
|
|
pay 36.8% more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.62
BDT396.99
|
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.91
BDT1,746.64
|
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,425.27
BDT3,998,376.40
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT396.49
|
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.12
BDT3,305.85
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$92.95
BDT10,203.01
|
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$61.78
BDT6,781.05
|
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.62
BDT2,811.78
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.38
BDT3,444.71
|
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,066.75
BDT117,096.74
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
|
pay 20.6% more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.65
BDT400.52
|
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
BDT172.84
|
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.76
BDT302.47
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.02
BDT1,319.77
|
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.23
BDT464.66
|
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
|
pay 13.4% more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.07
BDT2,203.10
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.91
BDT2,295.33
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.14
BDT4,296.26
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.10
BDT4,072.88
|
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
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