Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 2.8% cheaper than Namibia.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 5.9% more for restaurants
Namibia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.29
$120.47
|
$2.71
RF3,507
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.42
$65.47
|
$7.23
RF9,351
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
$14.25
|
$0.70
RF900
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
$12.94
|
$0.51
RF662
|
|
pay 2.9% more for groceries
Namibia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
$13.72
|
$0.99
RF1,286
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.91
$55.69
|
$2.57
RF3,328
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.29
$82.12
|
$2.79
RF3,612
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
$39.92
|
$1.56
RF2,024
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
$40.21
|
$2.46
RF3,181
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
$16.79
|
$1.81
RF2,344
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
$12.72
|
$0.56
RF720
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
$12.07
|
$0.98
RF1,272
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
$12.35
|
$0.47
RF610
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
$8.33
|
$0.22
RF281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$6.34
|
$0.26
RF338
|
|
pay 28.2% more for transportation
Namibia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
$83.24
|
$5.24
RF6,779
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
$413.42
|
$11.74
RF15,195
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,940.92
$209,505.20
|
$21,680.22
RF28,052,691
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
$133.04
|
$9.71
RF12,565
|
|
pay 5.9% less for housing
Namibia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.79
$1,068.37
|
$34.21
RF44,271
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.78
$7,099.90
|
$503.29
RF651,223
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$297.91
$5,704.53
|
$316.42
RF409,426
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.17
$1,075.61
|
$41.21
RF53,319
|
|
pay 11.9% less for childcare
Namibia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.64
$2,290.94
|
$148.81
RF192,547
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,165.39
$60,613.35
|
$1,635.61
RF2,116,371
|
|
pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
$24.88
|
$0.90
RF1,169
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
$27.37
|
$2.26
RF2,922
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
$47.66
|
$1.36
RF1,753
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.18
$750.29
|
$33.55
RF43,415
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
$89.04
|
$4.52
RF5,844
|
|
pay 31.9% less for clothing
Namibia
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.34
$772.55
|
$19.76
RF25,569
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.84
$494.83
|
$29.98
RF38,791
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.25
$1,977.21
|
$33.65
RF43,540
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.40
$1,194.82
|
$46.73
RF60,468
|
|
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