Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 5.8% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 46.7% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,758
|
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,068
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,754
|
$0.70
RWF898
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,262
|
$0.51
RWF661
|
|
pay 29.0% less for groceries
Guinea
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,414
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF59,861
|
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF67,980
|
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,234
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,213
|
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,869
|
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,758
|
$0.56
RWF718
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,905
|
$0.47
RWF609
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,788
|
$0.26
RWF337
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,371
|
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,274
|
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,117
|
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
|
pay 17.3% less for housing
Guinea
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF855,161
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,621,140
|
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,565,482
|
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF359,670
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
|
pay 78.4% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,456,463
|
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF59,861,243
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
|
pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,296
|
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,103
|
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,827
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF216,726
|
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,823
|
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
|
pay 10.1% less for clothing
Guinea
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,032
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF256,548
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF427,580
|
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
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