Cost of living comparison

Gambia

compared to

Rwanda

Rwanda vs. Gambia Cost of Living Summary

Rwanda is 2.0 times more expensive than Gambia overall.

Restaurants: pay 51.5% less in Rwanda
Groceries: pay 13.1% less in Rwanda
Transportation: pay 3.9 times more in Rwanda
Housing: pay 4.5 times more in Rwanda
Childcare: pay 34.3 times more in Rwanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.4% less in Rwanda
Clothing: pay 68.8% less in Rwanda

The cost of childcare, housing, and transportation in Rwanda are more expensive than in Gambia. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Rwanda. Notably, childcare, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Rwanda.

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Rwanda vs. Gambia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.5% less for restaurants

	Gambia	Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.31 GMD536.99	$2.71 RWF4,005	-62.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.86 GMD577.36	$6.77 RWF10,013	-13.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.64 GMD193.83	$0.78 RWF1,155	-70.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 GMD116.16	$0.56 RWF826	-64.6%
Average			-51.5%

Gambia vs. Rwanda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.1% less for groceries

	Gambia	Rwanda
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 GMD46.35	$1.05 RWF1,548	+66.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.04 GMD223.48	$2.11 RWF3,115	-30.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 GMD375.98	$3.16 RWF4,675	-38.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 GMD141.54	$1.63 RWF2,412	-15.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.23 GMD90.11	$2.08 RWF3,078	+69.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 GMD67.58	$1.09 RWF1,618	+19.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 GMD41.30	$0.35 RWF522	-37.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 GMD60.07	$0.69 RWF1,019	-15.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 GMD45.05	$0.48 RWF707	-22.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 GMD30.04	$0.23 RWF333	-44.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 GMD32.29	$0.34 RWF499	-23.1%
Average			-13.1%

Gambia vs. Rwanda - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.9 times more for transportation

	Gambia	Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GMD294.08	$7.00 RWF10,345	+74.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 GMD481.43	$25.40 RWF37,550	+287.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,635.13 GMD194K	$26,080.15 RWF39M	+889.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$18.97 RWF28,037
Average			+288.8%

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pay 4.5 times more for housing

	Gambia	Rwanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.05 GMD3,310.81	$21.00 RWF31,041	-53.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$102.56 GMD7,538.16	$666.07 RWF985K	+549.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$81.08 GMD5,959.46	$413.79 RWF612K	+410.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.25 GMD1,708.96	$64.32 RWF95,077	+176.6%
Average			+354.9%

Gambia vs. Rwanda - Cost of housing

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pay 34.3 times more for childcare

	Gambia	Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$6.76 GMD496.62	$112.90 RWF167K	+1570.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$135.14 GMD9,932.43	$9,510.48 RWF14M	+6937.8%
Average			+3329.2%

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pay 31.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Gambia	Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 GMD412.40	$1.02 RWF1,502	-81.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 GMD271.01	$2.42 RWF3,578	-34.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.69 GMD124.16	$2.03 RWF3,004	+20.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.65 GMD1,738.18	$26.72 RWF39,497	+13.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.38 GMD248.31	$3.39 RWF5,007	+0.3%
Average			-31.4%

Gambia vs. Rwanda - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 68.8% less for clothing

	Gambia	Rwanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.00 GMD4,116.00	$17.39 RWF25,701	-69.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.34 GMD3,258.99	$15.58 RWF23,031	-64.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.43 GMD7,308.11	$22.24 RWF32,877	-77.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.99 GMD6,393.77	$33.87 RWF50,067	-61.1%
Average			-68.8%

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