Cost of living comparison

Nepal

compared to

Rwanda

Rwanda vs. Nepal Cost of Living Summary

Rwanda is 2.1 times more expensive than Nepal overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Rwanda
Groceries: pay 34.2% more in Rwanda
Transportation: pay 47.3% more in Rwanda
Housing: pay 4.5 times more in Rwanda
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Rwanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.2% more in Rwanda
Clothing: pay 12.2% less in Rwanda

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Rwanda are more expensive than in Nepal. Notably, housing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Rwanda.

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Rwanda vs. Nepal Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Nepal	Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.72 NPR262.83	$3.45 RWF5,048	+100.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.09 NPR928.08	$6.89 RWF10,096	+13.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 NPR71.40	$0.86 RWF1,256	+83.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 NPR23.47	$0.57 RWF838	+271.7%
Average			+117.0%

Nepal vs. Rwanda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.2% more for groceries

	Nepal	Rwanda
Bread 1 loaf	$0.46 NPR70.53	$1.05 RWF1,531	+126.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.17 NPR483.95	$2.26 RWF3,304	-28.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.73 NPR416.97	$2.64 RWF3,870	-3.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 NPR239.72	$1.65 RWF2,423	+5.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.34 NPR205.01	$2.10 RWF3,068	+55.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 NPR142.04	$1.15 RWF1,689	+23.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 NPR58.91	$0.37 RWF540	-4.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 NPR76.03	$0.70 RWF1,028	+40.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 NPR39.94	$0.48 RWF702	+83.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 NPR27.90	$0.23 RWF333	+24.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 NPR38.80	$0.39 RWF572	+53.6%
Average			+34.2%

Nepal vs. Rwanda - Cost of groceries

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pay 47.3% more for transportation

	Nepal	Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.54 NPR692.30	$4.42 RWF6,476	-2.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.71 NPR1,784.81	$29.30 RWF42,909	+150.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,860.29 NPR4M	$26,543.61 RWF39M	-8.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.69 NPR1,478.03	$14.48 RWF21,202	+49.4%
Average			+47.3%

Nepal vs. Rwanda - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.5 times more for housing

	Nepal	Rwanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.21 NPR1,251.62	$19.48 RWF28,522	+137.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$80.01 NPR12,199.00	$575.44 RWF843K	+619.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$52.43 NPR7,993.83	$322.51 RWF472K	+515.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$18.56 NPR2,829.97	$39.98 RWF58,549	+115.4%
Average			+346.8%

Nepal vs. Rwanda - Cost of housing

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Nepal	Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.04 NPR7,934.13	$166.62 RWF244K	+220.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,428.89 NPR370K	$7,842.43 RWF11M	+222.9%
Average			+221.6%

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pay 16.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Nepal	Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.16 NPR328.66	$1.03 RWF1,514	-52.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.40 NPR213.79	$2.31 RWF3,388	+65.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.59 NPR395.66	$1.72 RWF2,524	-33.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.84 NPR2,720.37	$31.41 RWF45,994	+76.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.74 NPR417.76	$3.45 RWF5,048	+25.8%
Average			+16.2%

Nepal vs. Rwanda - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 12.2% less for clothing

	Nepal	Rwanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.52 NPR3,128.34	$19.19 RWF28,101	-6.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.55 NPR3,743.76	$19.30 RWF28,270	-21.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$41.57 NPR6,338.99	$22.98 RWF33,654	-44.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$30.69 NPR4,679.08	$37.92 RWF55,530	+23.6%
Average			-12.2%

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