Cost of living comparison

Egypt

compared to

Rwanda

Rwanda vs. Egypt Cost of Living Summary

Rwanda is 2.2 times more expensive than Egypt overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.8% more in Rwanda
Groceries: pay 59.6% more in Rwanda
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Rwanda
Housing: pay 4.3 times more in Rwanda
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Rwanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.7% more in Rwanda
Clothing: pay 52.0% less in Rwanda

The cost of housing, childcare, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Rwanda are more expensive than in Egypt. Notably, housing, childcare, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Rwanda.

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Rwanda vs. Egypt Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rwanda instead of Egypt, you would:

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pay 28.8% more for restaurants

	Egypt	Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.51 EGP187.77	$2.71 RWF4,005	-22.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.31 EGP230.49	$6.77 RWF10,013	+57.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 EGP17.68	$0.78 RWF1,155	+136.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 EGP8.48	$0.56 RWF826	+252.3%
Average			+28.8%

Egypt vs. Rwanda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 59.6% more for groceries

	Egypt	Rwanda
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP31.81	$1.05 RWF1,548	+76.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.76 EGP93.98	$2.11 RWF3,115	+19.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.17 EGP169.66	$3.16 RWF4,675	-0.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.31 EGP70.13	$1.63 RWF2,412	+24.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.86 EGP99.39	$2.08 RWF3,078	+12.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 EGP35.06	$1.09 RWF1,618	+66.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.31 EGP16.30	$0.35 RWF522	+15.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.22 EGP11.66	$0.69 RWF1,019	+216.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP8.82	$0.48 RWF707	+189.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 EGP7.84	$0.23 RWF333	+53.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP8.43	$0.34 RWF499	+114.2%
Average			+59.6%

Egypt vs. Rwanda - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Egypt	Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 EGP86.48	$7.00 RWF10,345	+332.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.01 EGP427.93	$25.40 RWF37,550	+217.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,467.25 EGP2M	$26,080.15 RWF39M	-17.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 EGP155.82	$18.97 RWF28,037	+550.6%
Average			+154.0%

Egypt vs. Rwanda - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.3 times more for housing

	Egypt	Rwanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.64 EGP729.09	$21.00 RWF31,041	+54.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$142.90 EGP7,637.83	$666.07 RWF985K	+366.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$97.14 EGP5,191.98	$413.79 RWF612K	+326.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.66 EGP730.06	$64.32 RWF95,077	+370.9%
Average			+326.1%

Egypt vs. Rwanda - Cost of housing

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Egypt	Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$71.34 EGP3,813.22	$112.90 RWF167K	+58.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,650.38 EGP88,212.88	$9,510.48 RWF14M	+476.3%
Average			+202.0%

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pay 15.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Egypt	Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.52 EGP81.38	$1.02 RWF1,502	-33.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.35 EGP72.10	$2.42 RWF3,578	+79.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.84 EGP98.53	$2.03 RWF3,004	+10.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.84 EGP1,060.49	$26.72 RWF39,497	+34.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.05 EGP163.28	$3.39 RWF5,007	+10.9%
Average			+15.7%

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pay 52.0% less for clothing

	Egypt	Rwanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.85 EGP1,060.94	$17.39 RWF25,701	-12.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.58 EGP2,008.58	$15.58 RWF23,031	-58.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.18 EGP5,996.15	$22.24 RWF32,877	-80.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$45.89 EGP2,452.87	$33.87 RWF50,067	-26.2%
Average			-52.0%

Egypt vs. Rwanda - Cost of clothing

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