Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 34.2% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 26.5% more for restaurants
Kyrgyzstan
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.58
KGS405.68
|
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.93
KGS348.63
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KGS51.78
|
$0.70
RWF898
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
KGS31.52
|
$0.51
RWF661
|
|
pay 42.6% more for groceries
Kyrgyzstan
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
KGS33.87
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
KGS336.20
|
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
KGS249.39
|
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
KGS138.86
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
KGS188.10
|
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
KGS37.12
|
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
KGS63.70
|
$0.56
RWF718
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
KGS78.93
|
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
KGS61.72
|
$0.47
RWF609
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.10
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
KGS16.99
|
$0.26
RWF337
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Kyrgyzstan
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
KGS246.55
|
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.29
KGS557.81
|
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,116.96
KGS1,783,606.25
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.32
KGS205.38
|
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
|
pay 91.1% more for housing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.23
KGS1,084.04
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$319.03
KGS28,285.74
|
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.18
KGS15,886.00
|
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.42
KGS2,431.00
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
|
pay 36.0% less for childcare
Kyrgyzstan
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.84
KGS12,487.40
|
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,341.74
KGS650,931.97
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
|
pay 13.2% more for entertainment and sports
Kyrgyzstan
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
KGS121.70
|
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.44
KGS127.90
|
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.40
KGS124.24
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.47
KGS2,878.89
|
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
KGS278.91
|
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
|
pay 23.2% less for clothing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.31
KGS1,977.70
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
KGS3,050.30
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.28
KGS5,521.78
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.31
KGS5,347.11
|
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
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