Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 65.3% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 63.7% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Rwanda
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$49.68
£39.60
|
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.02
|
$0.70
RWF898
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
£1.39
|
$0.51
RWF661
|
|
pay 51.6% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Rwanda
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
£3.50
|
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
£5.40
|
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
£3.67
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
£3.41
|
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
£1.30
|
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$0.56
RWF718
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.64
|
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.28
|
$0.47
RWF609
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.60
|
$0.26
RWF337
|
|
pay 50.8% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Rwanda
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
£5.47
|
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.59
£51.48
|
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,940.94
£23,067.86
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.31
£28.14
|
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
|
pay 66.7% less for housing
Jersey
|
Rwanda
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.54
£47.46
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.17
£1,428.48
|
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,632.47
£1,301.19
|
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.06
£115.62
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
|
pay 91.8% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,971.83
£1,571.68
|
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.33
£14,705.35
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
|
pay 70.6% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Rwanda
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.14
£5.69
|
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
£3.47
|
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.82
£10.22
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.60
£61.05
|
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.15
£12.87
|
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
|
pay 62.1% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Rwanda
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.82
£76.37
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.82
£41.30
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
£81.44
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.23
£92.64
|
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
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