Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 10.4% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 14.2% less for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Rwanda
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MGA15,366
|
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
MGA28,170
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MGA4,183
|
$0.70
RWF898
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MGA2,962
|
$0.51
RWF661
|
|
pay 29.5% more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
MGA3,116
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
MGA19,634
|
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
MGA15,430
|
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MGA8,851
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
MGA11,345
|
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
MGA3,175
|
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
MGA1,045
|
$0.56
RWF718
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
MGA2,120
|
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,704
|
$0.47
RWF609
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
MGA1,115
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
MGA1,812
|
$0.26
RWF337
|
|
pay 88.8% more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
MGA19,259
|
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
MGA12,186
|
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
MGA66,584,680
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
MGA70,682
|
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
|
pay 24.9% more for housing
Madagascar
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
MGA258,485
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
MGA2,069,247
|
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
MGA651,764
|
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
MGA156,670
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
|
pay 23.1% less for childcare
Madagascar
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
MGA614,628
|
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
MGA15,707,155
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
|
pay 6.7% less for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
MGA4,226
|
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
MGA5,378
|
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
MGA23,561
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
MGA184,388
|
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MGA25,609
|
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
|
pay 26.5% less for clothing
Madagascar
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
MGA130,608
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
MGA102,438
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
MGA460,971
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
MGA324,387
|
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
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