Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 24.3% cheaper than Guatemala.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 21.9% less for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
Q40.51
|
$2.71
RF3,487
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
Q44.78
|
$7.23
RF9,298
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
Q8.08
|
$0.70
RF895
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
Q5.78
|
$0.51
RF659
|
|
pay 23.1% less for groceries
Guatemala
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
Q14.03
|
$0.99
RF1,278
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.52
Q19.53
|
$2.57
RF3,309
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.12
Q47.47
|
$2.79
RF3,592
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
Q14.99
|
$1.56
RF2,012
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
Q21.33
|
$2.46
RF3,163
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
Q11.13
|
$1.81
RF2,331
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Q3.89
|
$0.56
RF715
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
Q8.13
|
$0.98
RF1,265
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Q5.26
|
$0.47
RF606
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
Q5.54
|
$0.22
RF279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
Q4.85
|
$0.26
RF336
|
|
pay 14.2% more for transportation
Guatemala
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
Q29.16
|
$5.24
RF6,740
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.82
Q115.05
|
$11.74
RF15,110
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,182.24
Q133,345.36
|
$21,680.22
RF27,894,469
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
Q67.17
|
$9.71
RF12,494
|
|
pay 10.9% less for housing
Guatemala
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
Q372.95
|
$34.21
RF44,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.59
Q3,077.81
|
$503.29
RF647,550
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.71
Q3,032.19
|
$316.42
RF407,117
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.38
Q414.23
|
$41.21
RF53,018
|
|
pay 41.3% less for childcare
Guatemala
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
Q1,336.30
|
$148.81
RF191,461
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
Q40,924.09
|
$1,635.61
RF2,104,434
|
|
pay 34.7% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
Q16.68
|
$0.90
RF1,162
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
Q17.98
|
$2.26
RF2,906
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.36
Q26.04
|
$1.36
RF1,743
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.57
Q322.63
|
$33.55
RF43,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.84
Q53.07
|
$4.52
RF5,811
|
|
pay 52.3% less for clothing
Guatemala
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.92
Q340.81
|
$19.76
RF25,425
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.75
Q370.61
|
$29.98
RF38,572
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.16
Q761.82
|
$33.65
RF43,295
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.99
Q744.98
|
$46.73
RF60,127
|
|
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