Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 17.4% cheaper than Niger.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Niger, you would:
pay 33.2% less for restaurants
Niger
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
CFA3,084
|
$2.71
RF3,507
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
CFA6,167
|
$7.23
RF9,351
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
CFA761
|
$0.70
RF900
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
CFA368
|
$0.51
RF662
|
|
pay 20.0% less for groceries
Niger
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
CFA321
|
$0.99
RF1,286
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$2.57
RF3,328
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.72
CFA5,350
|
$2.79
RF3,612
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
CFA1,424
|
$1.56
RF2,024
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
CFA2,079
|
$2.46
RF3,181
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.71
CFA1,049
|
$1.81
RF2,344
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
CFA373
|
$0.56
RF720
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
CFA664
|
$0.98
RF1,272
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CFA455
|
$0.47
RF610
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CFA350
|
$0.22
RF281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
CFA163
|
$0.26
RF338
|
|
pay 40.6% more for transportation
Niger
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.57
CFA2,189
|
$5.24
RF6,779
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
CFA7,709
|
$11.74
RF15,195
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.21
CFA12,334,315
|
$21,680.22
RF28,052,691
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
CFA2,775
|
$9.71
RF12,565
|
|
pay 15.3% more for housing
Niger
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.57
CFA7,709
|
$34.21
RF44,271
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$569.83
CFA349,448
|
$503.29
RF651,223
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.64
CFA229,743
|
$316.42
RF409,426
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$255.25
CFA156,532
|
$41.21
RF53,319
|
|
pay 74.4% less for childcare
Niger
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$949.79
CFA582,454
|
$148.81
RF192,547
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,609.28
CFA2,826,614
|
$1,635.61
RF2,116,371
|
|
pay 25.6% less for entertainment and sports
Niger
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
$0.90
RF1,169
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
CFA1,542
|
$2.26
RF2,922
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
CFA1,542
|
$1.36
RF1,753
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
CFA30,836
|
$33.55
RF43,415
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
CFA2,570
|
$4.52
RF5,844
|
|
pay 24.5% less for clothing
Niger
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.90
CFA25,696
|
$19.76
RF25,569
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.49
CFA29,123
|
$29.98
RF38,791
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.90
CFA25,696
|
$33.65
RF43,540
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.90
CFA25,696
|
$46.73
RF60,468
|
|
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