Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Christmas Island, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Christmas Island
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$2.71
RF3,483
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$7.23
RF9,288
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.70
RF894
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.51
RF658
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Christmas Island
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.99
RF1,277
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.57
RF3,306
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.79
RF3,587
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.56
RF2,010
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.46
RF3,160
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.81
RF2,328
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.56
RF715
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.98
RF1,264
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.47
RF606
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.22
RF279
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.26
RF335
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Christmas Island
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.24
RF6,733
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.74
RF15,092
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,680.22
RF27,862,792
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.71
RF12,480
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Christmas Island
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$34.21
RF43,971
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$503.29
RF646,815
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$316.42
RF406,655
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$41.21
RF52,958
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Christmas Island
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$148.81
RF191,243
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,635.61
RF2,102,044
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Christmas Island
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$0.90
RF1,161
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.26
RF2,902
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.36
RF1,741
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$33.55
RF43,121
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.52
RF5,805
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Christmas Island
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$19.76
RF25,396
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$29.98
RF38,528
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$33.65
RF43,245
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$46.73
RF60,059
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