Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 35.3% cheaper than Mali.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Mali, you would:
pay 12.2% less for restaurants
Mali
|
Rwanda
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA545
|
$0.70
RWF898
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA350
|
$0.51
RWF661
|
|
pay 32.8% less for groceries
Mali
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA292
|
$0.56
RWF718
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA654
|
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA778
|
$0.47
RWF609
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA283
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA371
|
$0.26
RWF337
|
|
pay 24.8% less for transportation
Mali
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
|
pay 43.9% less for housing
Mali
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
|
pay 86.4% less for childcare
Mali
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
|
pay 25.8% less for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
|
pay 21.4% less for clothing
Mali
|
Rwanda
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
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