Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 44.2% more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 19.2% more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Rwanda
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL206.15
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.37
|
$0.70
RWF898
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.15
|
$0.51
RWF661
|
|
pay 0.7% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Rwanda
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL13.99
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL33.46
|
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL65.81
|
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL22.12
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL39.64
|
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL16.01
|
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.25
|
$0.56
RWF718
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.49
|
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL15.08
|
$0.47
RWF609
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.37
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL13.99
|
$0.26
RWF337
|
|
pay 25.5% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Rwanda
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL62.46
|
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL448.25
|
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL359,837.58
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL99.73
|
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
|
pay 39.2% more for housing
Lesotho
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL796.78
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,140.54
|
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,050.05
|
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL786.20
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL539.76
|
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,449.72
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
|
pay 7.9% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.46
|
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.77
|
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL87.39
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL496.92
|
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL77.11
|
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
|
pay 34.8% less for clothing
Lesotho
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL758.23
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL479.78
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,285.13
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,919.13
|
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
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