Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 40.0% more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 92.3% more for restaurants
|
Bhutan
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.99
|
$0.70
RWF898
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.30
|
$0.51
RWF661
|
|
pay 12.2% more for groceries
|
Bhutan
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.40
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.55
|
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN264.27
|
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.95
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.55
|
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN104.24
|
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.91
|
$0.56
RWF718
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.94
|
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.11
|
$0.47
RWF609
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.62
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.94
|
$0.26
RWF337
|
|
pay 10.6% more for transportation
|
Bhutan
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN351.57
|
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,277.23
|
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,276,378.54
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN816.88
|
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Bhutan
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,701.84
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,657.08
|
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,153.40
|
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,160.33
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
|
pay 42.0% more for childcare
|
Bhutan
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,915.02
|
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,371.68
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
|
pay 22.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bhutan
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN840.65
|
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN102.11
|
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN510.55
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,959.27
|
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN306.33
|
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
|
pay 0.3% less for clothing
|
Bhutan
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,484.68
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,582.71
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,403.68
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,254.60
|
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
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