Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 37.4% cheaper than Czech Republic.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 44.5% less for restaurants
|
Czech Republic
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.39
Kč175.89
|
$2.71
RF3,483
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.56
Kč180.00
|
$7.23
RF9,288
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
Kč35.19
|
$0.70
RF894
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
Kč28.42
|
$0.51
RF658
|
|
pay 12.9% less for groceries
|
Czech Republic
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
Kč33.16
|
$0.99
RF1,277
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
Kč123.35
|
$2.57
RF3,306
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
Kč87.24
|
$2.79
RF3,587
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
Kč55.18
|
$1.56
RF2,010
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
Kč81.43
|
$2.46
RF3,160
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
Kč16.51
|
$1.81
RF2,328
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
Kč15.82
|
$0.56
RF715
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
Kč18.37
|
$0.98
RF1,264
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
Kč30.94
|
$0.47
RF606
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Kč10.46
|
$0.22
RF279
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Kč9.79
|
$0.26
RF335
|
|
pay 26.4% less for transportation
|
Czech Republic
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
Kč180.28
|
$5.24
RF6,733
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.53
Kč488.55
|
$11.74
RF15,092
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,012.86
Kč595,341.01
|
$21,680.22
RF27,862,792
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.93
Kč283.92
|
$9.71
RF12,480
|
|
pay 15.6% less for housing
|
Czech Republic
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.79
Kč494.86
|
$34.21
RF43,971
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$573.03
Kč13,638.93
|
$503.29
RF646,815
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.37
Kč11,695.22
|
$316.42
RF406,655
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.81
Kč4,731.91
|
$41.21
RF52,958
|
|
pay 68.2% less for childcare
|
Czech Republic
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$335.84
Kč7,993.50
|
$148.81
RF191,243
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,534.54
Kč203,133.96
|
$1,635.61
RF2,102,044
|
|
pay 42.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Czech Republic
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
Kč44.73
|
$0.90
RF1,161
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
Kč62.66
|
$2.26
RF2,902
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
Kč140.00
|
$1.36
RF1,741
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.28
Kč1,053.88
|
$33.55
RF43,121
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.32
Kč198.02
|
$4.52
RF5,805
|
|
pay 51.8% less for clothing
|
Czech Republic
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.47
Kč1,820.00
|
$19.76
RF25,396
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.50
Kč892.45
|
$29.98
RF38,528
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
Kč2,008.38
|
$33.65
RF43,245
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.98
Kč2,355.88
|
$46.73
RF60,059
|
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