Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 18.7% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 32.2% more for restaurants
Morocco
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.70
MAD27.32
|
$2.71
RF3,507
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
MAD52.54
|
$7.23
RF9,351
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MAD5.30
|
$0.70
RF900
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
MAD3.31
|
$0.51
RF662
|
|
pay 65.8% more for groceries
Morocco
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.56
|
$0.99
RF1,286
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.86
MAD39.11
|
$2.57
RF3,328
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
MAD26.03
|
$2.79
RF3,612
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
MAD13.23
|
$1.56
RF2,024
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MAD20.63
|
$2.46
RF3,181
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.32
|
$1.81
RF2,344
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
MAD4.69
|
$0.56
RF720
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.72
|
$0.98
RF1,272
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MAD2.89
|
$0.47
RF610
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
MAD2.45
|
$0.22
RF281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.58
|
$0.26
RF338
|
|
pay 12.4% more for transportation
Morocco
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
MAD48.36
|
$5.24
RF6,779
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
MAD151.86
|
$11.74
RF15,195
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,301.72
MAD235,956.78
|
$21,680.22
RF28,052,691
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
MAD58.25
|
$9.71
RF12,565
|
|
pay 56.1% more for housing
Morocco
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.35
MAD347.83
|
$34.21
RF44,271
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.40
MAD2,606.43
|
$503.29
RF651,223
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.82
MAD1,608.20
|
$316.42
RF409,426
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.71
MAD321.13
|
$41.21
RF53,319
|
|
pay 1.1% less for childcare
Morocco
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.89
MAD1,062.12
|
$148.81
RF192,547
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,927.88
MAD29,648.12
|
$1,635.61
RF2,116,371
|
|
pay 4.6% less for entertainment and sports
Morocco
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MAD26.01
|
$0.90
RF1,169
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.39
MAD14.09
|
$2.26
RF2,922
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
MAD35.80
|
$1.36
RF1,753
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.74
MAD220.19
|
$33.55
RF43,415
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.19
MAD52.51
|
$4.52
RF5,844
|
|
pay 29.8% less for clothing
Morocco
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.88
MAD322.83
|
$19.76
RF25,569
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.77
MAD352.11
|
$29.98
RF38,791
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.06
MAD679.09
|
$33.65
RF43,540
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.79
MAD575.03
|
$46.73
RF60,468
|
|
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