Cost of living comparison

Morocco

compared to

Rwanda

Rwanda vs. Morocco Cost of Living Summary

Rwanda is 25.6% more expensive than Morocco overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.2% less in Rwanda
Groceries: pay 2.1% more in Rwanda
Transportation: pay 27.7% more in Rwanda
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Rwanda
Childcare: pay 33.6% more in Rwanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.8% less in Rwanda
Clothing: pay 57.2% less in Rwanda

The cost of housing, childcare, transportation, and groceries in Rwanda are more expensive than in Morocco. Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Rwanda. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Rwanda.

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Rwanda vs. Morocco Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rwanda instead of Morocco, you would:

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pay 6.2% less for restaurants

	Morocco	Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.66 MAD35.65	$2.71 RWF4,005	-26.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.44 MAD62.64	$6.77 RWF10,013	+5.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 MAD6.50	$0.78 RWF1,155	+17.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 MAD3.69	$0.56 RWF826	+47.3%
Average			-6.2%

Morocco vs. Rwanda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1% more for groceries

	Morocco	Rwanda
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 MAD5.76	$1.05 RWF1,548	+77.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.47 MAD43.51	$2.11 RWF3,115	-52.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.27 MAD31.85	$3.16 RWF4,675	-3.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 MAD17.32	$1.63 RWF2,412	-8.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 MAD25.17	$2.08 RWF3,078	-19.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 MAD6.26	$1.09 RWF1,618	+70.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 MAD5.78	$0.35 RWF522	-40.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.36 MAD3.52	$0.69 RWF1,019	+90.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 MAD3.33	$0.48 RWF707	+39.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MAD2.98	$0.23 RWF333	-26.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 MAD3.09	$0.34 RWF499	+6.4%
Average			+2.1%

Morocco vs. Rwanda - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.7% more for transportation

	Morocco	Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.45 MAD53.07	$7.00 RWF10,345	+28.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.07 MAD166.09	$25.40 RWF37,550	+48.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,782.91 MAD309K	$26,080.15 RWF39M	-17.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.89 MAD57.27	$18.97 RWF28,037	+222.2%
Average			+27.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Morocco	Rwanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.16 MAD342.07	$21.00 RWF31,041	-40.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.95 MAD2,762.69	$666.07 RWF985K	+134.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$183.27 MAD1,783.16	$413.79 RWF612K	+125.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.10 MAD283.17	$64.32 RWF95,077	+121.0%
Average			+113.8%

Morocco vs. Rwanda - Cost of housing

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pay 33.6% more for childcare

	Morocco	Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$115.97 MAD1,128.35	$112.90 RWF167K	-2.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,191.04 MAD50,507.06	$9,510.48 RWF14M	+83.2%
Average			+33.6%

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pay 28.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Morocco	Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.85 MAD37.43	$1.02 RWF1,502	-73.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 MAD15.87	$2.42 RWF3,578	+48.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MAD38.14	$2.03 RWF3,004	-48.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.99 MAD223.69	$26.72 RWF39,497	+16.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 MAD54.22	$3.39 RWF5,007	-39.2%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 57.2% less for clothing

	Morocco	Rwanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.07 MAD312.07	$17.39 RWF25,701	-45.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.76 MAD396.57	$15.58 RWF23,031	-61.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.03 MAD720.29	$22.24 RWF32,877	-70.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.59 MAD608.95	$33.87 RWF50,067	-45.9%
Average			-57.2%

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