Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 55.5% more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 50.0% more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS45.46
|
$2.71
RF3,487
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS78.53
|
$7.23
RF9,298
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.87
|
$0.70
RF895
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.63
|
$0.51
RF659
|
|
pay 4.3% less for groceries
Ghana
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.42
|
$0.99
RF1,278
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS48.28
|
$2.57
RF3,309
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS88.00
|
$2.79
RF3,592
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.60
|
$1.56
RF2,012
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.32
|
$2.46
RF3,163
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.19
|
$1.81
RF2,331
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS7.94
|
$0.56
RF715
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.52
|
$0.98
RF1,265
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.56
|
$0.47
RF606
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.16
|
$0.22
RF279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.52
|
$0.26
RF336
|
|
pay 92.4% more for transportation
Ghana
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS46.74
|
$5.24
RF6,740
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS185.04
|
$11.74
RF15,110
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS76,254.37
|
$21,680.22
RF27,894,469
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS85.55
|
$9.71
RF12,494
|
|
pay 77.9% more for housing
Ghana
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS603.42
|
$34.21
RF44,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,145.56
|
$503.29
RF647,550
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,089.62
|
$316.42
RF407,117
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS366.10
|
$41.21
RF53,018
|
|
pay 44.8% more for childcare
Ghana
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS766.91
|
$148.81
RF191,461
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS75,053.88
|
$1,635.61
RF2,104,434
|
|
pay 31.7% more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.30
|
$0.90
RF1,162
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.35
|
$2.26
RF2,906
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.12
|
$1.36
RF1,743
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS411.75
|
$33.55
RF43,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS55.80
|
$4.52
RF5,811
|
|
pay 95.7% more for clothing
Ghana
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS141.62
|
$19.76
RF25,425
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS132.90
|
$29.98
RF38,572
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS375.28
|
$33.65
RF43,295
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS363.71
|
$46.73
RF60,127
|
|
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