Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 40.1% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 44.5% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP910,560
|
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP680,149
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,985
|
$0.70
RWF898
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,985
|
$0.51
RWF661
|
|
pay 6.4% less for groceries
Lebanon
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,562
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP500,503
|
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,106,914
|
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,702
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP236,336
|
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,573
|
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,416
|
$0.56
RWF718
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,531
|
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,858
|
$0.47
RWF609
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,880
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,225
|
$0.26
RWF337
|
|
pay 20.9% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP328,381
|
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,992,863,617
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,513,681
|
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
|
pay 38.5% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,220,299
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,789,762
|
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,269,399
|
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,810,914
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
|
pay 59.0% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,736,048
|
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP411,232,661
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
|
pay 49.2% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP235,113
|
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP261,505
|
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP304,118
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,779,605
|
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP806,102
|
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
|
pay 62.4% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,773,333
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,814,221
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,911,302
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,550,399
|
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
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