Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 27.3% cheaper than Lithuania.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 45.5% less for restaurants
|
Lithuania
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.60
€9.00
|
$2.71
RF3,487
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
€6.06
|
$7.23
RF9,298
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
€1.54
|
$0.70
RF895
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.35
|
$0.51
RF659
|
|
pay 1.3% more for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
$0.99
RF1,278
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
€4.22
|
$2.57
RF3,309
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
€4.69
|
$2.79
RF3,592
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$1.56
RF2,012
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
€2.63
|
$2.46
RF3,163
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$1.81
RF2,331
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.56
RF715
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.98
RF1,265
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$0.47
RF606
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
€0.26
|
$0.22
RF279
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
€0.25
|
$0.26
RF336
|
|
pay 10.5% less for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
€6.16
|
$5.24
RF6,740
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.24
€28.36
|
$11.74
RF15,110
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,112.58
€21,676.50
|
$21,680.22
RF27,894,469
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.67
€6.25
|
$9.71
RF12,494
|
|
pay 30.0% more for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.14
€12.32
|
$34.21
RF44,021
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$411.89
€386.30
|
$503.29
RF647,550
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$288.97
€271.01
|
$316.42
RF407,117
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.55
€137.44
|
$41.21
RF53,018
|
|
pay 68.7% less for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.36
€373.61
|
$148.81
RF191,461
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,476.89
€6,074.46
|
$1,635.61
RF2,104,434
|
|
pay 41.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.77
€3.53
|
$0.90
RF1,162
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
€2.49
|
$2.26
RF2,906
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.68
€4.39
|
$1.36
RF1,743
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.04
€32.86
|
$33.55
RF43,170
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.90
€7.41
|
$4.52
RF5,811
|
|
pay 55.7% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.17
€73.31
|
$19.76
RF25,425
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.64
€40.93
|
$29.98
RF38,572
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
€73.69
|
$33.65
RF43,295
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€108.16
|
$46.73
RF60,127
|
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