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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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