Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 61.3% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 71.2% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Rwanda
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.47
€17.15
|
$2.71
RWF3,491
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.80
€11.89
|
$7.23
RWF9,309
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.62
|
$0.70
RWF896
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.47
|
$0.51
RWF659
|
|
pay 49.9% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Rwanda
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
€2.64
|
$0.99
RWF1,280
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.44
€6.91
|
$2.57
RWF3,313
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.34
|
$2.79
RWF3,596
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
€3.41
|
$1.56
RWF2,015
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
€5.50
|
$2.46
RWF3,167
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.18
|
$1.81
RWF2,334
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.56
RWF716
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.37
|
$0.98
RWF1,267
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.59
|
$0.47
RWF607
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.26
RWF336
|
|
pay 38.3% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Rwanda
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.65
|
$5.24
RWF6,748
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.74
€22.97
|
$11.74
RWF15,127
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,288.34
€25,341.32
|
$21,680.22
RWF27,927,628
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.68
€26.63
|
$9.71
RWF12,509
|
|
pay 65.9% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Rwanda
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.88
€51.89
|
$34.21
RWF44,073
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.62
€1,579.28
|
$503.29
RWF648,320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,513.73
€1,405.72
|
$316.42
RWF407,601
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.86
€154.96
|
$41.21
RWF53,081
|
|
pay 84.8% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$865.49
€803.74
|
$148.81
RWF191,688
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,306.85
€11,428.75
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,106,936
|
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pay 61.3% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Rwanda
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
€4.67
|
$0.90
RWF1,164
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.08
|
$2.26
RWF2,909
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
€7.13
|
$1.36
RWF1,745
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.31
€55.08
|
$33.55
RWF43,221
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
€12.54
|
$4.52
RWF5,818
|
|
pay 57.7% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Rwanda
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.15
€72.57
|
$19.76
RWF25,455
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€40.23
|
$29.98
RWF38,618
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.14
€91.14
|
$33.65
RWF43,346
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.79
€107.53
|
$46.73
RWF60,199
|
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