Rwanda is 21.5% cheaper than El Salvador.

If you lived in Rwanda instead of El Salvador, you would:

pay 14.4% less for restaurants

 
El Salvador
Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.83
SVC50.81
$2.71
RF3,465
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.91
SVC51.51
$7.23
RF9,241
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.71
SVC6.18
$0.70
RF889

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pay 31.5% less for groceries

 
El Salvador
Rwanda
Bread
1 loaf
$1.83
SVC15.98
$0.99
RF1,271
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.97
SVC25.86
$2.57
RF3,289
Milk (1 gallon) $6.82
SVC59.42
$2.79
RF3,570

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pay 14.4% less for transportation

 
El Salvador
Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.88
SVC33.84
$5.24
RF6,699
Monthly public transit pass $21.74
SVC189.37
$11.74
RF15,017
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,000.00
SVC156,796.90
$21,680.22
RF27,723,596

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pay 18.7% less for housing

 
El Salvador
Rwanda
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$43.89
SVC382.31
$34.21
RF43,751
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $610.09
SVC5,314.44
$503.29
RF643,583
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $369.44
SVC3,218.21
$316.42
RF404,623

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pay 1.0% less for childcare

 
El Salvador
Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $96.15
SVC837.54
$148.81
RF190,288
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,776.67
SVC32,898.31
$1,635.61
RF2,091,543

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pay 22.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
El Salvador
Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
SVC13.07
$0.90
RF1,155
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.31
SVC20.09
$2.26
RF2,888
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.00
SVC34.84
$1.36
RF1,733

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pay 48.5% less for clothing

 
El Salvador
Rwanda
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$53.50
SVC466.04
$19.76
RF25,269
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.12
SVC358.24
$29.98
RF38,336
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$81.36
SVC708.75
$33.65
RF43,029

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