Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 57.0% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 33.9% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Rwanda
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.71
|
$2.71
RWF3,491
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.79
|
$7.23
RWF9,309
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.60
|
$0.70
RWF896
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.64
|
$0.51
RWF659
|
|
pay 58.4% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.86
|
$0.99
RWF1,280
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.66
|
$2.57
RWF3,313
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.08
|
$2.79
RWF3,596
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.08
|
$1.56
RWF2,015
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.00
|
$2.46
RWF3,167
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.87
|
$1.81
RWF2,334
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.84
|
$0.56
RWF716
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
$0.98
RWF1,267
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.53
|
$0.47
RWF607
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.44
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.20
|
$0.26
RWF336
|
|
pay 48.2% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.15
|
$5.24
RWF6,748
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$497.61
|
$11.74
RWF15,127
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$258,759.58
|
$21,680.22
RWF27,927,628
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.51
|
$9.71
RWF12,509
|
|
pay 46.4% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Rwanda
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.33
|
$34.21
RWF44,073
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,877.71
|
$503.29
RWF648,320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,723.32
|
$316.42
RWF407,601
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,226.80
|
$41.21
RWF53,081
|
|
pay 86.0% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,027.20
|
$148.81
RWF191,688
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,349.20
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,106,936
|
|
pay 69.3% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.76
|
$0.90
RWF1,164
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.23
|
$2.26
RWF2,909
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.69
|
$1.36
RWF1,745
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$620.03
|
$33.55
RWF43,221
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.52
|
$4.52
RWF5,818
|
|
pay 56.5% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$632.03
|
$19.76
RWF25,455
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$311.43
|
$29.98
RWF38,618
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$690.20
|
$33.65
RWF43,346
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,010.92
|
$46.73
RWF60,199
|
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