Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 2.4% more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 0.8% more for restaurants
Cambodia
|
Rwanda
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
KHR14,577.36
|
$3.58
RWF4,854
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
KHR23,936.19
|
$6.57
RWF8,921
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
KHR3,261.88
|
$0.77
RWF1,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
KHR2,173.19
|
$0.52
RWF700
|
|
pay 33.6% less for groceries
Cambodia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
KHR7,448.28
|
$1.05
RWF1,429
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
KHR25,211.24
|
$2.51
RWF3,411
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
KHR31,328.99
|
$3.00
RWF4,077
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
KHR7,813.09
|
$1.63
RWF2,208
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
KHR8,535.88
|
$2.26
RWF3,068
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
KHR6,374.05
|
$1.53
RWF2,074
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
KHR2,666.02
|
$0.49
RWF661
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
KHR6,057.38
|
$0.90
RWF1,220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
KHR2,542.13
|
$0.50
RWF678
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
KHR2,556.37
|
$0.22
RWF304
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
KHR2,125.01
|
$0.29
RWF395
|
|
pay 21.8% more for transportation
Cambodia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
KHR18,563.18
|
$4.70
RWF6,378
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR43,004.00
|
$20.49
RWF27,812
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR198,792,055.38
|
$22,032.66
RWF29,911,512
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
KHR32,142.37
|
$11.60
RWF15,743
|
|
pay 12.9% more for housing
Cambodia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.71
KHR116,489.44
|
$27.64
RWF37,521
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$323.25
KHR1,311,401.22
|
$508.02
RWF689,689
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.58
KHR842,161.58
|
$309.23
RWF419,811
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.07
KHR259,938.08
|
$31.53
RWF42,804
|
|
pay 23.0% more for childcare
Cambodia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$244.83
KHR993,284.11
|
$238.37
RWF323,604
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,894.95
KHR27,972,670.78
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,906,229
|
|
pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports
Cambodia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
KHR3,854.13
|
$1.16
RWF1,574
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
KHR8,540.28
|
$2.22
RWF3,017
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
KHR6,491.17
|
$1.93
RWF2,624
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.21
KHR167,181.41
|
$30.92
RWF41,981
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
KHR21,299.15
|
$3.09
RWF4,198
|
|
pay 4.6% less for clothing
Cambodia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.12
KHR81,646.74
|
$21.26
RWF28,862
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.11
KHR81,574.29
|
$25.12
RWF34,110
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.94
KHR267,507.17
|
$28.02
RWF38,045
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.98
KHR133,807.92
|
$35.75
RWF48,541
|
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