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Rwanda vs. Belgium Cost of Living Summary

Rwanda is 60.2% cheaper than Belgium overall.

Restaurants: pay 70.3% less in Rwanda
Groceries: pay 53.9% less in Rwanda
Transportation: pay 37.2% less in Rwanda
Housing: pay 59.7% less in Rwanda
Childcare: pay 64.5% less in Rwanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.6% less in Rwanda
Clothing: pay 74.3% less in Rwanda

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

Rwanda vs. Belgium Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 70.3% less for restaurants

	Belgium	Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.66 €18.69	$3.45 RWF5,007	-84.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.33 €10.64	$6.89 RWF10,014	-44.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.19 €2.75	$0.86 RWF1,246	-73.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.83 €2.45	$0.57 RWF831	-79.8%
Average			-70.3%

Belgium vs. Rwanda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 53.9% less for groceries

	Belgium	Rwanda
Bread 1 loaf	$2.55 €2.20	$1.05 RWF1,519	-59.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.10 €6.99	$2.26 RWF3,277	-72.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 €4.10	$2.64 RWF3,838	-44.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.74 €3.23	$1.65 RWF2,403	-55.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.20 €4.49	$2.10 RWF3,043	-59.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.25 €1.08	$1.15 RWF1,675	-7.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.85	$0.37 RWF536	-62.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.10 €0.95	$0.70 RWF1,020	-36.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 €1.15	$0.48 RWF697	-64.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.83	$0.23 RWF331	-76.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.75	$0.39 RWF568	-55.0%
Average			-53.9%

Belgium vs. Rwanda - Cost of groceries

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pay 37.2% less for transportation

	Belgium	Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.22 €6.23	$4.42 RWF6,423	-38.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.16 €42.43	$29.30 RWF42,561	-40.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,841.25 €28,341.97	$26,543.61 RWF39M	-19.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.18 €25.18	$14.48 RWF21,030	-50.4%
Average			-37.2%

Belgium vs. Rwanda - Cost of transportation

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pay 59.7% less for housing

	Belgium	Rwanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.08 €44.94	$19.48 RWF28,291	-62.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$934.06 €806.10	$575.44 RWF836K	-38.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$834.65 €720.30	$322.51 RWF468K	-61.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$169.50 €146.28	$39.98 RWF58,074	-76.4%
Average			-59.7%

Belgium vs. Rwanda - Cost of housing

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pay 64.5% less for childcare

	Belgium	Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$654.08 €564.47	$166.62 RWF242K	-74.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,251.80 €14,888.29	$7,842.43 RWF11M	-54.5%
Average			-64.5%

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pay 61.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Belgium	Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.26 €4.54	$1.03 RWF1,502	-80.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.93 €3.39	$2.31 RWF3,360	-41.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.47 €10.76	$1.72 RWF2,504	-86.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.53 €35.84	$31.41 RWF45,621	-24.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.42 €12.44	$3.45 RWF5,007	-76.1%
Average			-61.6%

Belgium vs. Rwanda - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 74.3% less for clothing

	Belgium	Rwanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$105.97 €91.45	$19.19 RWF27,873	-81.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.26 €43.37	$19.30 RWF28,040	-61.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.17 €90.76	$22.98 RWF33,381	-78.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.22 €134.82	$37.92 RWF55,079	-75.7%
Average			-74.3%

Belgium vs. Rwanda - Cost of clothing

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