Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 51.6% cheaper than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 77.5% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
kr153.08
|
$2.71
RF3,507
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
kr132.67
|
$7.23
RF9,351
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
kr23.73
|
$0.70
RF900
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
kr18.71
|
$0.51
RF662
|
|
pay 49.4% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
kr27.89
|
$0.99
RF1,286
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
kr51.03
|
$2.57
RF3,328
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
kr48.93
|
$2.79
RF3,612
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
kr26.87
|
$1.56
RF2,024
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
kr18.52
|
$2.46
RF3,181
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
kr9.26
|
$1.81
RF2,344
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
kr9.95
|
$0.56
RF720
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr11.57
|
$0.98
RF1,272
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
kr12.04
|
$0.47
RF610
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.22
RF281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
kr16.20
|
$0.26
RF338
|
|
pay 36.2% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
kr47.32
|
$5.24
RF6,779
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.74
RF15,195
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
kr300,034.43
|
$21,680.22
RF28,052,691
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.71
RF12,565
|
|
pay 55.3% less for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
kr408.21
|
$34.21
RF44,271
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
kr6,803.50
|
$503.29
RF651,223
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
kr5,612.89
|
$316.42
RF409,426
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
kr978.62
|
$41.21
RF53,319
|
|
pay 4.7% less for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
kr2,551.31
|
$148.81
RF192,547
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
kr7,604.56
|
$1,635.61
RF2,116,371
|
|
pay 69.1% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
kr61.23
|
$0.90
RF1,169
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
kr39.55
|
$2.26
RF2,922
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
kr66.33
|
$1.36
RF1,753
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
kr392.90
|
$33.55
RF43,415
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
kr102.05
|
$4.52
RF5,844
|
|
pay 69.1% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
kr952.49
|
$19.76
RF25,569
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
kr331.67
|
$29.98
RF38,791
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
kr1,003.52
|
$33.65
RF43,540
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
kr1,428.74
|
$46.73
RF60,468
|
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