Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 2.4 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£127.97
|
$2.71
RF3,483
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£155.57
|
$7.23
RF9,288
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£11.86
|
$0.70
RF894
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£6.68
|
$0.51
RF658
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£19.09
|
$0.99
RF1,277
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£58.40
|
$2.57
RF3,306
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£114.94
|
$2.79
RF3,587
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£53.27
|
$1.56
RF2,010
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£75.34
|
$2.46
RF3,160
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£19.20
|
$1.81
RF2,328
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£10.44
|
$0.56
RF715
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.56
|
$0.98
RF1,264
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£5.99
|
$0.47
RF606
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£5.67
|
$0.22
RF279
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£4.77
|
$0.26
RF335
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£48.44
|
$5.24
RF6,733
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£379.30
|
$11.74
RF15,092
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£755,405.20
|
$21,680.22
RF27,862,792
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£87.79
|
$9.71
RF12,480
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£522.57
|
$34.21
RF43,971
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£5,194.04
|
$503.29
RF646,815
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£3,378.98
|
$316.42
RF406,655
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£799.97
|
$41.21
RF52,958
|
|
pay 75.8% more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£2,774.03
|
$148.81
RF191,243
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£80,848.67
|
$1,635.61
RF2,102,044
|
|
pay 46.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£68.84
|
$0.90
RF1,161
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£49.00
|
$2.26
RF2,902
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£74.69
|
$1.36
RF1,741
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£722.23
|
$33.55
RF43,121
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£148.81
|
$4.52
RF5,805
|
|
pay 9.0% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£819.59
|
$19.76
RF25,396
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£1,333.34
|
$29.98
RF38,528
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£3,030.32
|
$33.65
RF43,245
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£1,375.71
|
$46.73
RF60,059
|
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