Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 27.5% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 39.2% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Rwanda
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
€8.00
|
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
€4.88
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$0.70
RWF898
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.29
|
$0.51
RWF661
|
|
pay 4.2% more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Rwanda
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
€3.62
|
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.53
|
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
€2.57
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.73
|
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.56
RWF718
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.47
RWF609
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.37
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.26
RWF337
|
|
pay 16.3% less for transportation
Montenegro
|
Rwanda
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.77
|
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.61
€29.53
|
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,324.04
€21,787.12
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
€7.59
|
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
|
pay 9.8% less for housing
Montenegro
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.13
€25.35
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.64
€475.13
|
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.93
€339.01
|
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.67
€79.09
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
|
pay 60.8% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.86
€226.86
|
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,565.21
€8,934.92
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
|
pay 22.1% less for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Rwanda
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.55
€2.38
|
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.59
|
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.67
€32.39
|
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.98
€4.65
|
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
|
pay 48.4% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Rwanda
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.33
€52.62
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.75
€29.66
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.76
€81.05
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.16
€114.11
|
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
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