Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 23.4% cheaper than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 22.6% less for restaurants
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
$2.71
RF3,507
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
CFA6,167
|
$7.23
RF9,351
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
CFA501
|
$0.70
RF900
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
CFA437
|
$0.51
RF662
|
|
pay 11.4% less for groceries
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA360
|
$0.99
RF1,286
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
CFA3,940
|
$2.57
RF3,328
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
CFA4,519
|
$2.79
RF3,612
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
$1.56
RF2,024
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.76
CFA2,305
|
$2.46
RF3,181
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA777
|
$1.81
RF2,344
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
CFA249
|
$0.56
RF720
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
CFA390
|
$0.98
RF1,272
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA490
|
$0.47
RF610
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
CFA303
|
$0.22
RF281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
CFA319
|
$0.26
RF338
|
|
pay 29.0% less for transportation
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
CFA2,686
|
$5.24
RF6,779
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.90
CFA25,696
|
$11.74
RF15,195
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,169.81
CFA18,501,472
|
$21,680.22
RF28,052,691
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.08
CFA9,251
|
$9.71
RF12,565
|
|
pay 20.0% less for housing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.50
CFA36,489
|
$34.21
RF44,271
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.30
CFA347,891
|
$503.29
RF651,223
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.35
CFA144,329
|
$316.42
RF409,426
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.94
CFA64,355
|
$41.21
RF53,319
|
|
pay 6.3% less for childcare
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.33
CFA71,950
|
$148.81
RF192,547
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,700.38
CFA1,655,996
|
$1,635.61
RF2,116,371
|
|
pay 24.1% less for entertainment and sports
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
CFA668
|
$0.90
RF1,169
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
CFA1,799
|
$2.26
RF2,922
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.26
CFA771
|
$1.36
RF1,753
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.83
CFA35,461
|
$33.55
RF43,415
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$4.52
RF5,844
|
|
pay 50.6% less for clothing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.45
CFA38,912
|
$19.76
RF25,569
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.00
CFA26,981
|
$29.98
RF38,791
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.56
CFA43,273
|
$33.65
RF43,540
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.19
CFA56,532
|
$46.73
RF60,468
|
|
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