Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 1.4% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 19.7% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,311
|
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,926
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA601
|
$0.70
RWF898
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA296
|
$0.51
RWF661
|
|
pay 8.7% less for groceries
Cameroon
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA419
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,392
|
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,248
|
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,176
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,294
|
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA835
|
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA332
|
$0.56
RWF718
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA318
|
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA323
|
$0.47
RWF609
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA378
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA320
|
$0.26
RWF337
|
|
pay 38.2% more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,386
|
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA8,986
|
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,262,495
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,426
|
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
|
pay 11.7% more for housing
Cameroon
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,301
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA172,728
|
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA115,843
|
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,371
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
|
pay 11.1% less for childcare
Cameroon
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA126,949
|
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA944,714
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
|
pay 5.7% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA764
|
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA839
|
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,078
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA15,008
|
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,595
|
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
|
pay 45.4% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,724
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,451
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA41,109
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA54,203
|
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
|
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