Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 57.5% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 60.2% less for restaurants
|
Ireland
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.20
|
$2.71
RF3,339
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.59
|
$7.23
RF8,904
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.86
|
$0.70
RF857
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.46
|
$0.51
RF631
|
|
pay 35.9% less for groceries
|
Ireland
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.53
|
$0.99
RF1,224
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€3.94
|
$2.57
RF3,169
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.34
|
$2.79
RF3,439
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.75
|
$1.56
RF1,927
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.54
|
$2.46
RF3,029
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.06
|
$1.81
RF2,232
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.56
RF685
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.05
|
$0.98
RF1,212
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.11
|
$0.47
RF581
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.22
RF268
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
$0.26
RF321
|
|
pay 49.4% less for transportation
|
Ireland
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€6.98
|
$5.24
RF6,455
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€103.93
|
$11.74
RF14,469
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€29,605.95
|
$21,680.22
RF26,712,049
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€15.66
|
$9.71
RF11,965
|
|
pay 60.6% less for housing
|
Ireland
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€48.28
|
$34.21
RF42,155
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,179.94
|
$503.29
RF620,101
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,048.31
|
$316.42
RF389,860
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€142.95
|
$41.21
RF50,770
|
|
pay 82.2% less for childcare
|
Ireland
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€816.47
|
$148.81
RF183,345
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€7,928.02
|
$1,635.61
RF2,015,229
|
|
pay 63.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ireland
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.05
|
$0.90
RF1,113
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.28
|
$2.26
RF2,783
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.46
|
$1.36
RF1,670
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€54.76
|
$33.55
RF41,340
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.51
|
$4.52
RF5,565
|
|
pay 50.6% less for clothing
|
Ireland
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€69.63
|
$19.76
RF24,347
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.04
|
$29.98
RF36,937
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€77.66
|
$33.65
RF41,459
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€82.68
|
$46.73
RF57,578
|
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