Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 24.4% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Rwanda
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
F CFA514
|
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
F CFA1,335
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
F CFA385
|
$0.70
RWF898
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
F CFA308
|
$0.51
RWF661
|
|
pay 4.0% less for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
F CFA650
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
F CFA5,246
|
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
F CFA1,232
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
F CFA1,863
|
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
F CFA575
|
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA349
|
$0.56
RWF718
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA264
|
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA361
|
$0.47
RWF609
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA489
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA326
|
$0.26
RWF337
|
|
pay 3.2% more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
F CFA2,537
|
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
F CFA5,649
|
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
|
pay 11.8% more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
F CFA22,902
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
F CFA256,751
|
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
F CFA106,552
|
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
F CFA47,121
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
|
pay 7.8% more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
F CFA44,503
|
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
F CFA9,461,458
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
|
pay 24.5% more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
F CFA719
|
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
|
pay 10.7% more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
F CFA8,216
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
F CFA20,540
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
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