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Rwanda vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Rwanda is 21.7% cheaper than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 35.3% less in Rwanda
Groceries: pay 0.9% less in Rwanda
Transportation: pay 12.0% less in Rwanda
Housing: pay 25.8% less in Rwanda
Childcare: pay 29.3% more in Rwanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.2% less in Rwanda
Clothing: pay 65.1% less in Rwanda

Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Rwanda.

Rwanda vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rwanda instead of Lebanon, you would:

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pay 35.3% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.66 LBP684K	$3.45 RWF5,017	-55.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP714K	$6.89 RWF10,033	-13.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 LBP145K	$0.86 RWF1,249	-47.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,099	$0.57 RWF833	-25.0%
Average			-35.3%

Lebanon vs. Rwanda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.9% less for groceries

	Lebanon	Rwanda
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 LBP53,696	$1.05 RWF1,522	+73.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.95 LBP353K	$2.26 RWF3,284	-42.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.56 LBP497K	$2.64 RWF3,846	-52.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 LBP208K	$1.65 RWF2,408	-29.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 LBP316K	$2.10 RWF3,049	-40.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 LBP61,120	$1.15 RWF1,678	+68.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP40,763	$0.37 RWF537	-19.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,358	$0.70 RWF1,021	+72.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP41,475	$0.48 RWF698	+3.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 LBP29,387	$0.23 RWF331	-30.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,124	$0.39 RWF569	-13.0%
Average			-0.9%

Lebanon vs. Rwanda - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.0% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.44 LBP307K	$4.42 RWF6,435	+28.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6M	$29.30 RWF42,642	-59.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,750.00 LBP3B	$26,543.61 RWF39M	-7.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.00 LBP1M	$14.48 RWF21,070	-9.5%
Average			-12.0%

Lebanon vs. Rwanda - Cost of transportation

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pay 25.8% less for housing

	Lebanon	Rwanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3M	$19.48 RWF28,344	-48.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.15 LBP51M	$575.44 RWF837K	+0.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.78 LBP25M	$322.51 RWF469K	+16.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12M	$39.98 RWF58,184	-71.3%
Average			-25.8%

Lebanon vs. Rwanda - Cost of housing

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pay 29.3% more for childcare

	Lebanon	Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$248.75 LBP22M	$166.62 RWF242K	-33.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,093.75 LBP366M	$7,842.43 RWF11M	+91.6%
Average			+29.3%

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pay 42.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357K	$1.03 RWF1,505	-74.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.89 LBP258K	$2.31 RWF3,366	-20.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.52 LBP226K	$1.72 RWF2,508	-31.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.92 LBP4M	$31.41 RWF45,708	-26.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.25 LBP737K	$3.45 RWF5,017	-58.2%
Average			-42.2%

Lebanon vs. Rwanda - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 65.1% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Rwanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.44 LBP5M	$19.19 RWF27,926	-64.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4M	$19.30 RWF28,094	-61.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.94 LBP9M	$22.98 RWF33,445	-77.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.93 LBP8M	$37.92 RWF55,184	-57.4%
Average			-65.1%

Lebanon vs. Rwanda - Cost of clothing

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