Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 32.7% cheaper than Chile.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Chile, you would:
pay 39.8% less for restaurants
Chile
|
Rwanda
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
CLF0.2500
|
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
$0.70
RWF898
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
$0.51
RWF661
|
|
pay 17.0% less for groceries
Chile
|
Rwanda
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
CLF0.0500
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
CLF0.1600
|
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
CLF0.1500
|
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.56
RWF718
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
$0.47
RWF609
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
$0.26
RWF337
|
|
pay 20.3% less for transportation
Chile
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
CLF0.1800
|
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.36
CLF1.5800
|
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,551.34
CLF599.2000
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.31
CLF0.4500
|
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
|
pay 12.7% less for housing
Chile
|
Rwanda
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.10
CLF1.0300
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.67
CLF15.3500
|
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.32
CLF13.2200
|
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.11
CLF3.3500
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
|
pay 59.7% less for childcare
Chile
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.26
CLF10.6600
|
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,973.52
CLF169.8000
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
|
pay 44.5% less for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Rwanda
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.65
CLF1.4900
|
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.56
CLF0.2200
|
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
|
pay 35.1% less for clothing
Chile
|
Rwanda
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.97
CLF1.6400
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
CLF1.0000
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.17
CLF2.1200
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.99
CLF2.5600
|
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
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