Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 32.7% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 14.4% more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Rwanda
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.74
|
$3.58
RWF4,634
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.16
|
$6.57
RWF8,516
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
$0.52
RWF668
|
|
pay 35.6% more for groceries
Belarus
|
Rwanda
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$1.05
RWF1,364
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
$2.51
RWF3,256
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.74
|
$3.00
RWF3,892
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.91
|
$1.63
RWF2,108
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
$2.26
RWF2,929
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$1.53
RWF1,980
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
$0.49
RWF631
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
$0.50
RWF648
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.22
RWF290
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$0.29
RWF377
|
|
pay 93.8% more for transportation
Belarus
|
Rwanda
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.10
|
$4.70
RWF6,088
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.46
|
$20.49
RWF26,551
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN53,867.44
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,554,328
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.06
|
$11.60
RWF15,029
|
|
pay 88.5% more for housing
Belarus
|
Rwanda
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.06
|
$27.64
RWF35,818
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN801.84
|
$508.02
RWF658,396
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN516.70
|
$309.23
RWF400,762
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.34
|
$31.53
RWF40,862
|
|
pay 32.3% more for childcare
Belarus
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,147.57
|
$238.37
RWF308,921
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,047.69
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,275,258
|
|
pay 16.5% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
$1.16
RWF1,503
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
$2.22
RWF2,880
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
$1.93
RWF2,505
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN100.88
|
$30.92
RWF40,076
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.31
|
$3.09
RWF4,008
|
|
pay 52.5% less for clothing
Belarus
|
Rwanda
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN201.63
|
$21.26
RWF27,552
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN107.04
|
$25.12
RWF32,562
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN259.83
|
$28.02
RWF36,319
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN268.93
|
$35.75
RWF46,338
|
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