Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 17.6% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Benin, you would:
pay 6.2% more for restaurants
Benin
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$2.71
RWF3,491
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
F CFA3,063
|
$7.23
RWF9,309
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
F CFA417
|
$0.70
RWF896
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
F CFA317
|
$0.51
RWF659
|
|
pay 3.7% less for groceries
Benin
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
F CFA919
|
$0.99
RWF1,280
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
F CFA919
|
$2.57
RWF3,313
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
F CFA4,010
|
$2.79
RWF3,596
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
$1.56
RWF2,015
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
F CFA1,285
|
$2.46
RWF3,167
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
F CFA810
|
$1.81
RWF2,334
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA324
|
$0.56
RWF716
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$0.98
RWF1,267
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA452
|
$0.47
RWF607
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
F CFA386
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
F CFA401
|
$0.26
RWF336
|
|
pay 10.7% less for transportation
Benin
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
F CFA2,106
|
$5.24
RWF6,748
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.74
RWF15,127
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,680.22
RWF27,927,628
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
F CFA21,849
|
$9.71
RWF12,509
|
|
pay 43.0% more for housing
Benin
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
F CFA29,992
|
$34.21
RWF44,073
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
F CFA123,797
|
$503.29
RWF648,320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
F CFA95,719
|
$316.42
RWF407,601
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
F CFA47,009
|
$41.21
RWF53,081
|
|
pay 49.4% less for childcare
Benin
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
F CFA127,626
|
$148.81
RWF191,688
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
F CFA3,301,247
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,106,936
|
|
pay 6.9% less for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
F CFA613
|
$0.90
RWF1,164
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
F CFA2,553
|
$2.26
RWF2,909
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
F CFA613
|
$1.36
RWF1,745
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
F CFA39,138
|
$33.55
RWF43,221
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$4.52
RWF5,818
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
F CFA10,210
|
$19.76
RWF25,455
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$29.98
RWF38,618
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$33.65
RWF43,346
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
F CFA28,078
|
$46.73
RWF60,199
|
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