Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 54.3% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of France, you would:
pay 64.6% less for restaurants
France
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€15.14
|
$2.71
RF3,483
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
$7.23
RF9,288
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.59
|
$0.70
RF894
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.77
|
$0.51
RF658
|
|
pay 45.3% less for groceries
France
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
$0.99
RF1,277
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.81
|
$2.57
RF3,306
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.98
|
$2.79
RF3,587
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
$1.56
RF2,010
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.90
|
$2.46
RF3,160
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.81
RF2,328
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.56
RF715
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$0.98
RF1,264
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.42
|
$0.47
RF606
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.22
RF279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$0.26
RF335
|
|
pay 43.6% less for transportation
France
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.35
|
$5.24
RF6,733
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€49.21
|
$11.74
RF15,092
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,604.57
|
$21,680.22
RF27,862,792
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.93
|
$9.71
RF12,480
|
|
pay 35.2% less for housing
France
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€29.02
|
$34.21
RF43,971
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€713.67
|
$503.29
RF646,815
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€573.00
|
$316.42
RF406,655
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€126.70
|
$41.21
RF52,958
|
|
pay 81.7% less for childcare
France
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€632.61
|
$148.81
RF191,243
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,610.69
|
$1,635.61
RF2,102,044
|
|
pay 53.5% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.85
|
$0.90
RF1,161
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.75
|
$2.26
RF2,902
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
$1.36
RF1,741
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.63
|
$33.55
RF43,121
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.53
|
$4.52
RF5,805
|
|
pay 56.1% less for clothing
France
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.92
|
$19.76
RF25,396
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.50
|
$29.98
RF38,528
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€85.36
|
$33.65
RF43,245
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€115.13
|
$46.73
RF60,059
|
|
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